| Producer | Gustinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Varietal | Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1152140 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Tasting Notes: The symbolic wine of Maletto, obtained from grapes grown in a small vineyard at 1100 meters above sea level, where centuries-old vines grown with albarello coexist. A dozen different white (mainly Grecanico Dorato) and black (mainly Grenache) grape varieties vinified together, as no oenological practice teaches, but as local tradition dictates. After manual de-stemming carried out with the help of a perforated wooden frame made by an artisan, the grapes are gently pressed and macerated for a couple of days. Once the natural fermentation is completed, by indigenous yeasts, it is refined in concrete barrels and demijohns for about ten months and in the bottle for about six months. This results in a wine of elegance and earth. Notes of dark red and black berries are present along with an herbal and licorice undertone.
Estate History: Born in Bronte, Sicilia, but raised in Milan, Sonia Gambino graduated from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo in Piedmont, where she developed a passion for wine. Inspired by legendary winemakers such as Maria Teresa of Bartolo Mascarello and Giovanni Canonica, she moved to France and graduated from the Montpellier University of Viticulture. Sonia was soon hired by Chateau Lèoville Las Cases, the famous Bordeaux estate, where she remained for a year in the role of assistant winemaker. After some time in Chile, she returned to Italy, where the call of the vines brought her back to her family home in Maletto, an isolated village on the western side of Mt. Etna. Working from a mestizo vineyard, where Nirellu, Granazzu, Minnella, Grecanico Dorato, Grenache and “nu sacciu” (Sicilian, for I do not know) coexisted. Sonia began to make her wines, pressing the grapes using the millstone she discovered in her grandfather’s farm.
