Aldo Viola, Krimiso, 2019

£36.60

Skin‑contact Catarratto from western Sicily: long maceration in stainless steel, bottled unfiltered with minimal intervention; saline, citrusy and herbal.

sea spray
clementine
almond
lemon thyme

At a glance

Producer: Aldo Viola
Region: Sicily
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGP
Grape: Catarratto
Vintage: 2019
Country: Italy
Wine type: Orange
Alcohol: 12.5%
Size: 75.0cl

Taste profile

Body: Medium
Acidity: High
Tannin: Medium
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

grilled sardines
pasta con le sarde
fried calamari
caponata
aged pecorino

How to serve it

Serve: Cellar temperature (14–16°C)

Why Cave selected it

A benchmark Sicilian orange wine with saline drive and fine tannins; low‑intervention and superb with briny seafood.

About the wine

The Grapes are destemmed and begin spontaneous fermentation in steel vats with native yeasts, macerating with their skins for about 5 months in steel tanks. Finally the wine is bottled without being filtered and only a minimum amount of sulphites are added. Salty, Savoury with a lick of citrus fruits. This is wonderful paired with sardines, anchovies and anything briney.

About Aldo Viola

Aldo Viola is a family winery in the city of Alcamo, on the northwest coast of Sicily. With 16 hectares of organic vineyards, only the highest quality grapes are used to make the natural wines. A small production of around 10,000 bottles a year across four different labels. The vineyards are cultivated using the Guyot system and lie at 400 m above sea level. Organic farming methods are used along with organic and biodynamic treatments. The harvest is carried out manually at the optimum moment of ripeness.

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