Duca di Salaparuta, Suòlo 3 Sauvignon Blanc, Terre

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Tasted by: James Button
(at Windsor, 16 Nov 2022)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2026
Sauvignon Blanc is unusual for Sicily, 'but we found a soil that's a mix between clay and calcareous where we planted Sauvignon Blanc,' explained head winemaker, Barbara Tamburini. This wine - designed, she tells me, to appeal to an international audience - is textured, airy and exotic, showing green fruits with flashes of mango and passion fruit then a spicy white pepper finish. Partially fermented in new barriques with a very light toast.
Producer
Duca di Salaparuta
Brand
Suòlo 3 Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage
2020
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Appellation
Terre Siciliane
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
13.00%
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
100% Sauvignon Blanc