Features
Name:
IDDA Sicily PDO 2022
Terrain:
sandy-textured lava soil
Cellar
Gaja wines have long been an integral part of Made in Italy, a recognisable brand and object of desire for all wine lovers. Angelo Gaia is a star on the world wine scene. A producer who is credited with transforming not only the image and international reputation of his Piedmont region, but also that of Italy. He has greatly influenced the processes of grape growing, winemaking, distribution and marketing. Gaia is one of the few brands that can compete with the best producers in Bordeaux and Burgundy in both quality and price.
The Graci winery is located in Passopisharo, in north-eastern Sicily. Here, on the slopes of Etna, vines have been cultivated for thousands of years. One of the reasons why Alberto Aiello Graci bought the vineyards here in 2004 was to take up and continue the centuries-old tradition.
Graci's wines cannot exactly be called Sicilian: they are wines from Etna. It is no coincidence that he chose the Cirneco dell'Etna, a greyhound bred on the island since ancient times, as the symbol of the winery. Graci's wines are of great quality, organically produced from native grape varieties such as Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Capuccio, Carricante and Catarratto.
Description
'IDDA' Sicilia DOP is a white wine produced from Carricante grapes grown in the municipality of Biancavilla, on the south-western slope of the Etna volcano. It is a joint project of two important families Gaja and Graci that took off in 2016. It is a visionary project that has created a new reality on the slopes of Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, giving us an interesting, very pleasant and fresh white wine. In Sicilian dialect IDDA means 'She'. This is what the locals call Etna with affection and admiration.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a straw-yellow colour with golden reflections. It offers a bouquet
of white flowers, almonds and marzipan combined with herbaceous and flint notes. Fresh and savoury on the palate, it is characterised by a pleasant sweetness combined with good acidity.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Fermentation for about three weeks.
Acknowledgements
2020 Bibenda 
