Pietranera Pantelleria 2023

Cette cuvée naît sur l’île volcanique de Pantelleria, au large de la Sicile occidentale, dans la province de Trapani, face à la côte de Marsala. Classée Terre Siciliane IGT pour ce millésime, elle provient de vieux ceps de zibibbo conduits en alberello pantesco, sur des coteaux en terrasses aux sols volcaniques noirs des contrade Cufurà et Ghirlanda.

Les raisins sont vendangés à la main, égrappés puis délicatement foulés. Une macération à froid d’environ 24 heures précède le pressurage et un débourbage de 48 heures à basse température. La fermentation est menée par les levures indigènes en cuves inox à température contrôlée, suivie d’un élevage de six mois en cuves inox.

Ce vin dévoile des notes de mangue, fruit de la passion, pastèque, pêche, pamplemousse, zeste d’orange, citron, rose, fleurs blanches, thym, menthe et pierre à fusil. La bouche est sèche, souple et élancée, portée par une acidité vivifiante et une trame saline intense. Une fine touche tannique souligne la texture, tandis que la finale, longue et minérale, conserve une belle fraîcheur méditerranéenne.

Ah, Italy, what a beautiful hedonistic country, home of the Dolce Vita, but how hard it is to understand how its wine is organised! The key to understanding Italy's appellation system is to think of it as several small countries rather than a single uniform one, since each region has its own appellation system. Yet Italy can offer wine lovers a multitude of wines with varied and unique flavours and styles, as well as bottles full of surprise and creativity. Unfortunately it also produces a large quantity of soulless, characterless wines sold under their most useful and commercially renowned names: Pinot Grigio, Chianti, Valpolicella, Lambrusco, Prosecco and many others... But let us talk a little history: winegrowing in Italy goes back to the most distant antiquity and originated in Greece. The Etruscans are said to have introduced the vine, and Greek immigrants improved and changed the grape varieties, later calling the country "Oenotria": the land of wine. At the height of the Roman Empire, wine held an important place in daily life, and some regions already stood out for the excellence of their produce. The Romans also planted many vineyards across Europe, leaving an indelible mark of their conquests. Today Italy is the largest wine producer in the world, ahead of France. Italy is divided into three climatic zones. The northern mountains have a fairly harsh mountain climate. The plain in the "middle of the boot" has a continental climate with cold winters and hot, stormy summers. The "south of the boot" enjoys a Mediterranean climate with very hot, very dry summers, not forgetting the islands of Sicily and Sardinia. In short, Italy produces a great variety of wines thanks to its 200 different grape varieties, many of them native to its land. It is a country just as complex as its wines, and well worth exploring!