Quarantanni - Sicilia Rosso D.O.C. Riserva - Colomba Bianca

The Colomba Bianca winery was founded in 1970. During the last 10 years it has become one of the biggest wine growing co-operative in Sicily operating 6 wineries and count on circa 2480 partners and extends along 7500 hectars of vineyards between the provinces of Trapani, Palermo, Agrigento, Caltanissetta and Ragusa. The vineyards can be found in areas which benefit of a vast pedoclimatic diversity, from the low coastal areas up to an altitude of 600 metres above sea level.

The Nero d’Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon vines for the Quarantanni Riserva red wine grow in the Colomba Bianca clayey vineyards in Contrada Giudeo Minore in the Mazara del Vallo valley in Western Sicily at an altitude of 180 m. The grapes were hand-picked and placed in small baskets. They were worked quickly to maintain the unique characteristics of grapes, respecting the territory of origin. The winemaking was done using selected yeasts, with a maceration of 12 days. The temperatures vary between 26-28°C in order to favour the extraction of the colour contained in the grape skins. The separation of the skins occured on the fifth day in order to maintain the tannins of the wine smooth. After the malolactic fermentation, the wine was matured in oak barrels for approximately one year, with a rest on suspended yeasts using the batonnage technique and after bottling a month in the bottles before commercialization

Longevity 5-10 years.