Purato Catarratto - Pinot Grigio 2023

From Purato, the Catarratto - Pinot Grigio 2023 is a Sicilian White Wine made from a 60% Catarratto and 40% Pinot Grigio blend. Crafted with a minimal-intervention approach where nothing is added and nothing taken away, it is described as offering purity of fruit, unadulterated by chemicals or man-made pesticides.

Grapes are selected from vineyards in the Trapani area, where white varieties predominate. Pinot Grigio is picked in the first part of August, followed by Catarratto in the second part of September, with both varieties hand-picked to select grapes at optimum maturity while retaining acidity. After destemming, the fruit is gently pressed and fermented at controlled temperatures not exceeding 18C for approximately 3 weeks. Once the Catarratto fermentation is complete, the two wines are blended and kept on fine lees until the end of December.

Key features

• Vintage: 2023
• Grape blend: 60% Catarratto, 40% Pinot Grigio
• Grapes selected from vineyards in the Trapani area of Sicily
• Hand-picked harvest for both varieties
• Fermented at controlled temperatures not exceeding 18C for approximately 3 weeks
• Blended after Catarratto fermentation, then kept on fine lees until the end of December
• Produced without chemicals or man-made pesticides, as described by the producer