Azienda Agricola Barbera ‘Tivitti’ Bianco 2022
Location: Italy, Sicily
Winemaker: Marilina Barbera
Grapes: Inzolia
Soil: calcareous, some lime stones
Winemaking: de-stemmed and soft pressed before fermenting in stainless steel. Aged 3 months in steel tank, 2 months in bottle
From the Importer T. Edward: ‘Tivitti’ is fresh and pleasant like the briny wind blowing from the Mediterranean. This Inzolia comes from young vineyards planted in Tenuta Belicello and is a charming white wine that offers pure Sicilian pleasure at every sip. Bright straw yellow with a greenish hue, the wine is fresh and charming, with notes of pear, white fruit, and almond blossoms that melt into lush and intense scents of white peach and fine herbs.
From vineyards that enjoy mild winters, warm dry summers and great diurnal temperature variation, the berries are ripe and sweet and smell of sunshine and gentle Mediterranean wind. Here, there are three different areas where Marilena farms: "vigne in costa" where Inzolia and Nero d'Avola is planted to soils that are deep and calcareous with plenty of limestone; "vine al pozzo" which is in the heart of Belicello, where international varietals, along with Perricone and Nerello Mascalese are planted to fertile and rich alluvial soils made by clay banks; and "la vota", which is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in soils of yellowish alluvial sands that also contain a good clay silty fraction.
Employing only indigenous yeast, Marilena uses a small wooden 44-pound press to manually 'squeeze' her grapes. Spontaneously fermenting, the fruit sits with skins and stems before the juice is pressed and poured into the tank where it begins its official fermentation.
Location: Italy, Sicily
Winemaker: Marilina Barbera
Grapes: Inzolia
Soil: calcareous, some lime stones
Winemaking: de-stemmed and soft pressed before fermenting in stainless steel. Aged 3 months in steel tank, 2 months in bottle
From the Importer T. Edward: ‘Tivitti’ is fresh and pleasant like the briny wind blowing from the Mediterranean. This Inzolia comes from young vineyards planted in Tenuta Belicello and is a charming white wine that offers pure Sicilian pleasure at every sip. Bright straw yellow with a greenish hue, the wine is fresh and charming, with notes of pear, white fruit, and almond blossoms that melt into lush and intense scents of white peach and fine herbs.
From vineyards that enjoy mild winters, warm dry summers and great diurnal temperature variation, the berries are ripe and sweet and smell of sunshine and gentle Mediterranean wind. Here, there are three different areas where Marilena farms: "vigne in costa" where Inzolia and Nero d'Avola is planted to soils that are deep and calcareous with plenty of limestone; "vine al pozzo" which is in the heart of Belicello, where international varietals, along with Perricone and Nerello Mascalese are planted to fertile and rich alluvial soils made by clay banks; and "la vota", which is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in soils of yellowish alluvial sands that also contain a good clay silty fraction.
Employing only indigenous yeast, Marilena uses a small wooden 44-pound press to manually 'squeeze' her grapes. Spontaneously fermenting, the fruit sits with skins and stems before the juice is pressed and poured into the tank where it begins its official fermentation.
Location: Italy, Sicily
Winemaker: Marilina Barbera
Grapes: Inzolia
Soil: calcareous, some lime stones
Winemaking: de-stemmed and soft pressed before fermenting in stainless steel. Aged 3 months in steel tank, 2 months in bottle
From the Importer T. Edward: ‘Tivitti’ is fresh and pleasant like the briny wind blowing from the Mediterranean. This Inzolia comes from young vineyards planted in Tenuta Belicello and is a charming white wine that offers pure Sicilian pleasure at every sip. Bright straw yellow with a greenish hue, the wine is fresh and charming, with notes of pear, white fruit, and almond blossoms that melt into lush and intense scents of white peach and fine herbs.
From vineyards that enjoy mild winters, warm dry summers and great diurnal temperature variation, the berries are ripe and sweet and smell of sunshine and gentle Mediterranean wind. Here, there are three different areas where Marilena farms: "vigne in costa" where Inzolia and Nero d'Avola is planted to soils that are deep and calcareous with plenty of limestone; "vine al pozzo" which is in the heart of Belicello, where international varietals, along with Perricone and Nerello Mascalese are planted to fertile and rich alluvial soils made by clay banks; and "la vota", which is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in soils of yellowish alluvial sands that also contain a good clay silty fraction.
Employing only indigenous yeast, Marilena uses a small wooden 44-pound press to manually 'squeeze' her grapes. Spontaneously fermenting, the fruit sits with skins and stems before the juice is pressed and poured into the tank where it begins its official fermentation.