Description
Grape variety: Grillo from Tenuta Belicello, Vigna del Pozzo.
Soil: deep and fertile alluvial soil made of clay banks, rich in minerals
Vineyard: planted in 2017, vertical shoot positioning, Guyot
Winemaking: skin contact for about 7 days in amphoras
Alcoholic fermentation: spontaneous, with wild yeast
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous
Refining: 4 months on fine lees in amphoras
Marilena Barbera makes her wines practicing biodynamic farming and natural winemaking, while paying utmost respect to Menfi's terroir.
No herbicides or synthetic fertilizers are ever allowed in her vineyard, nor any other systemic farm chemicals that may alter the environment's health and its rich biodiversity.
At the winery, she works only with spontaneous fermentations and non-invasive winemaking practices, in order to respect the unique personality of Sicilian native grape varieties and the beautiful land to which they belong.
