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Zibibbo Secco 'Orange' Abbazia San Giorgio 2022

Zibibbo Secco 'Orange' Abbazia San Giorgio 2022

Abbazia San Giorgio

'Orange' by Abbazia San Giorgio is a white wine macerated for 15 days on the skins, coming from grapes of Zibibbo cultivated on the black earth of Pantelleria with ancient ancestral methods. It has a torbate orange robe and Pantelleria perfume: sweet hints of apricot, citrus peel, dried fruit and honey are intertwined with salty and mineral tones. The sunny and Mediterranean freshness, the refined flavor and the caressing tannin emphasize the sip with rhythm and vitality

Features

Denomination

Terre Siciliane IGT

Vines

Zibibbo 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

12 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vinification

Spontaneous fermentation in steel wiht indigenous yeasts and maceration on the skins for 15 days. Without filtrations and without added sulphites

Aging

6 months in steel tanks and in chestnut barrels

Filosofia produttiva

Indigenous yeasts, No added sulfites or minimum, Macerated on grape peel, Orange Wine, Natural

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

ZIBIBBO SECCO 'ORANGE' ABBAZIA SAN GIORGIO 2022 DESCRIPTION

"Orange" of Saint George Abbey is such in name and in fact. Its uniqueness lies in its origin, namely vineyards that are located in Pantelleria, an island halfway between Italy and Africa, so fascinating with its volcanic soils and vine tree farms, which have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. The winery Abbazia San Giorgio is a small reality that rises in Khamma, in the north-west of the island, created by Battista and Beppe, who had the desire to enhance especially the Zibibbo through a completely biological management with biodynamic principles. Precision, simplicity and transparency are values that are immediately transmitted through the bottle, which has a minimalist and elegant label.

Abbazia San Giorgio "Orange" comes from the grapes of Zibibbo, an autochthonous Sicilian grape, famous above all for the passito. The vines are scattered over 3 hectares of vineyards in tiny particles 300 meters above sea level, on soils rich in organic substances because volcanic. The manual harvest begins in September and the grapes are de-stemmed and pressed to be ready for spontaneous fermentation. The maceration in contact with the skins lasts 15/20 days, during which no sulfur is added. The aging is partly in steel silos and partly in chestnut barrels for 6 months. In the bottling phase neither filtration nor clarification takes place. 

"Orange" of Saint George Abbey is such in name and in fact. Its uniqueness lies in its origin, namely vineyards that are located in Pantelleria, an island halfway between Italy and Africa, so fascinating with its volcanic soils and vine tree farms, which have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. The winery Abbazia San Giorgio is a small reality that rises in Khamma, in the north-west of the island, The dry Zibibbo "Orange" Abbazia San Giorgio smiles from the bottle with its magical orange color with slightly veiled amber reflections. It is an important presence, which becomes material in the glass, also through the scents that are manifested in all their power and radiance: the earth from which they come releases scents of Mediterranean and apricot notes, alongside orange peel and memories of honey and nuts. The sea on which the vines overlook offer iodized hints with touches of minerality of volcanic soils. In the mouth it is fresh and savory, with a tension of tannins that make "Orange" a lively and lively wine, with a long and exciting finish.

Colour

Amber/orange with natural residue

Taste

Solar, fresh, savory and Mediterranean, caressed by a light tannin

Scent

Rich Mediterranean notes of apricot, orange peel, iodine stamps, mineral sensations and light aromas of walnut and honey