Cirò Bianco Cataldo Calabretta 2014

The Cirò Bianco by Cataldo Calabretta is another example of how this young winemaker Calabrian managed to exploit the territory from which it came and the potential it offers. That of Cataldo is a story that began long ago, flowing slowly along the roots of his family for four generations producing wine in the countryside of Crotone; Cataldo, after studying enology and viticulture in Milan, decided to give a new verve to the family business, focusing now on the conversion and on a production philosophy that gives way to the vineyard and the grapes. Are minimal interventions adopted by Cataldo and sisters Maria and Michela in the hilly vineyards of Cirò Marina. The Cirò Bianco comes from vineyards of over 20 years, bred to tree on soils rich in limestone and clay; vineyards at 100 meters above sea level, exposed in part to the North and partly to the South, who enjoy a hot, dry climate and light breezes that pass slowly through the vineyards. Harvest strictly manual, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and aged for 6 months in steel on the lees: thus the The Cirò Bianco by Cataldo Calabretta, a great example of white wine Calabrian that never betrays thanks to his personality, his verve and mineral Its backbone savory. White flowers and yellow fruit, persistence and nice freshness: a white wine from Greco’s grapes absolutely to discover...