Veruzza 2009 A straight Trebbiano from 25 year old vines situated in Monreale Cerea on clay soil. The vines are pergola trained with around 12000 bottles being produced from 2 Hectare. All hand picked Biodynamic viticulture, with natural yeasts in the winery. The wine is aged for 10 months in stainless steel before bottling total sulphur is 35mg/l.
Girgis extra 2009 Straight Catarratto situated 500m above sea level once more in Monreale Cerea on clay soil. The vineyard is > of an acre, only 400 bottles are produced. Natural yeasts in the winery ten months in stainless steel with a total sulphur of 30mg/l.
Arturo di Lanzeria 2009 Pure Perricone, some believe this to be Barbera though not confirmed, from young vines at 480 m.a.s. Only 1 hectare of planting on medium clay. Fermented in 30Hl oak barrels. It is then transferred to stainless steel for 6 months and then placed in Barrique. Bottle aged for six months before release.
Gibril 2009 100% Nerello Mascalese. Same process as Arturo.
What they say about Guccione wines:
Sicily enticed once more with Nerello Mascalese Gibril 2009 by Guccione (Winemakers Club), this time not from the volcanic slopes of Mt Etna but from a tiny, biodynamic producer south of Palermo: at a moderate 13.5% this wine was earthy, elegant and savoury, again with that elusive Italian bitter cherry note and the characteristic acidic and tannic backbone.
Anne Krebiehl, Harpers magazine
