Solerte Macerato IGT Terre Siciliane 2022

Today, VinoLauria is based on generations of experience and combines family tradition with modern oenology. In the heart of Sicily, a good 65km southwest of Palermo, the winery is located in the free communal consortium of Trapani. The family business was founded as early as 1958 by Vito's grandfather, but was abandoned in 1993 due to economic difficulties. Vito Lauria, who is deeply rooted in his homeland, then harboured the desire to revive the winery and to carry his family's vinophile heritage into the future. Familiar with his grandfather's working methods from an early age, he decided to study viticulture and oenology.

The production of a dry Zibibbo is one of the latest additions to the farm. Grown in the calcareous soils around Salemi, the grapes produce a dry, aromatic and floral wine. Harvested in early September, the Solerte Zibibbo Macerato has an extended maceration period, also fermented in steel.

Orange with amber reflections and slight cloudiness.

The 2022 Solerte Macerato from VinoLauria is expressive and present on the nose. The Zibbibo, as the Moscato is dialectally called in Sicily, literally jumps out of the glass. The longer ageing on the skins adds stimulating notes of lightly coated Darjeeling and a little orange blossom. Underneath, fruity notes of dried apple and orange peel as well as roasted hazelnuts slumber. Extremely exciting interpretation of the variety.

On the nose, the polished tannins immediately take over and guide the flow of this highly aromatic, yet extremely restrained wine into the right direction. Contoured by the fine phenolic, it oscillates on the palate between extract-rich, viscous fruit, salty minerality and tart tannin, all fuelled by the fully ripe yet squeaky acidity. Fast drink