Terebinto is a shrub with shiny leaves; always associated with Sicily and the Mediterranean countryside, from east to west. Planeta’s Terebinto is a single-variety Grillo, cultivated according to the criteria of sustainability and organicity: aromatic and intense as the best versions of this Sicilian vine, originating in the middle of the 19th century from the hybridisation of Zibibbo and Catarratto.
Sostain
Organic wine
Terebinto
Sostain
Organic wine
denomination
Menfi D.O.C.
Variety
100% Grillo
Location
Menfi (AG)
Vineyard
Monte Cirami, Gurra
First vintage
2016
Details
type of soil
Monte Cirami, very healthy loose soil with fine gravel and excellent slope; Gurra moderately deep little lime, no structure and very chalky.
ALTITUDE
Monte Cirami 400 metres above sea level;
Gurra 35 metres above sea level.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Espalier with Guyot pruning system.
METHOD OF CULTIVATION
According to the criteria of organic agriculture and SOStain® protocols; ground cover with beans, vetch and wild plants to increase the organic substance and nitrogen content to assist the strength of the soil’s microfauna; plant health fostered with sulphur and copper in minimal quantities; phytophages deterred with useful insects, sexual confusion and application of natural restoratives such as zeolite, kaolin and vegetable extracts.
TASTING NOTES
Canary yellow in color. On the nose, it is a tropical version of this extraordinary, never predictable Sicilian grape variety. Aromas of pineapple, white melon, rice, Granny Smith apple, prickly pear. Fresh and vibrant in the mouth and very well balanced thanks to the altitude of the vineyards
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