{"product_id":"2018-cantina-marilina-sikele-grecanico","title":"2018 CANTINA MARILINA 'Sikele' Grecanico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegion: Noto \u0026lt; Sicily \u0026lt; Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrape: Grecanico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVineyard\/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming, white calcareous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esoils; 13 hours on the skins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethen 6 months in cement before bottling, unfined\/unfiltered,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with 20ppm SO2; 12% ABV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinemaker: sisters Marilina Paternò \u0026amp; Federica Paternò\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNEW VINTAGE!  After 25 years making wine for other people, in 2000 Angelo Paternò \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epounced on a piece of land in the southeastern Sicilian province of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiracusa that he declared one of the best viticulture areas he'd seen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Sicily (the area is also a UNESCO world heritage site). Today his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edaughters, Marilina and Federica, run the show with Angelo still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehelping in the cellar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDeeply influenced by Frank Cornelissen, Etna’s godfather of natural \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewinemaking, the Paternò family has always farmed organically and made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewine with minimal intervention in the cellar (no additives, low \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esulfur). They’ve created a vibrant polyculture to ensure ecosystem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estability, with only 35 out of the 60 hectares on the property planted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith vines; the rest of the land is used for mixed farming.  And\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey’re making insanely fresh, quaffable and expressive natural wines \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- a rarity in this land of bulk Nero d’Avola and flabby whites (it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egets hot here).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the sisters' skin-contact white, but it really just gets a fleeting kiss from the skins -- 13 hours -- rather than days, as with many orange wines.  But that's all it needs to develop its lovely texture and complexity.  It smells like pine trees and their resin - like those umbrella pines baking in the Mediterranean sun that you find all over the Sicilian coast.  So basically this wine smells like the coast of Sicily in the summer -- not a bad start.  But the palate delivers as well - rich and sunny tasting, it tastes like juicy peach and orange juice with a hint of almond and ginger and a briny saltiness on the finish.  Not a huge amount of acid, but enough to keep the ripe fruit flavors from becoming cloying.   This is a lovely beginner orange wine to drink with everything from veggie dishes to grilled chicken to a killer cheese plate.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Juice Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53325083181367,"sku":"cqs1792016850940","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/1748\/9719\/files\/2018-cantina-marilina-sikele-grecanico_1.jpg?v=1792016859","url":"https:\/\/indigodyew.shop\/products\/2018-cantina-marilina-sikele-grecanico","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}