Ardalìa 2021

ARDALÌA is an IGT (regional geographical indication) Terre Siciliane.

Its name takes inspiration from the original ancient Greek name of Larderia village, where the vineyard of Tenuta Gatto company is located.

It's made of 100% Nerello Mascalese varieties.

The farming system is espalier with spurred cordon. The harvest takes place by hand in mid-September, we remove the grapes that could negatively affect the quality of the finished product. Indoor vinification off the skins it's carried out at a controlled temperature, using natural yeasts for approximately 10 days.

Refinement It takes place initially in steel silos and then passes into oak tonneaux for a short period, is then bottled for a further refinement inside the bottle for a couple of months in our winery.

Classification: IGT Terre Siciliane

Production area: Larderia Superiore village in Messina -Sicily

Altimetry: 400m a.s.l.

Placement : facing the south, located on a terraced hill slightly curved with an average height of 1.5 m subject to the influence of weather conditions especially the sun and the Mistral wind.

Type of soil: of medium texture characterized by an underlying layer of rock and limestone

Planting year: 2007

Planting density: 6000/ha

Yield per hectare: 70 Q.li

Production: 1000 bottles

Organoleptic analysis

The wine appears crystal clear with a beautiful promptness and an intense and consistent straw yellow colour.

On the nose it expresses complex hints of fruit, flowers and minerals, it has a light herbaceous spiciness and some hints of citrus fruits (grapefruit, lemon, lemongrass, some tropical fruit tones, orange blossom flowers, gorse, iodine, metal, pink pepper, sage, thyme, wet grass)

In the mouth it is perceived as fine, dry, warm, quite soft, tasty, full-bodied, balanced, intense and persistent.

Serving temperature: 6°C in large wine glasses

Alcohol content:12,0%

Combinations: Ardalìa lends itself to many fish-based dishes, even quite elaborate ones, however, it can also be combined with particularly structured and tasty dishes. Recommended with peppered mussels or with "stockfish ghiotta" traditional Messina dish.

Awards:

Veronelli Guide 2023 score 89/100