Alessandro Viola, Le Mie Origini, 2023

£40.30

Skin‑contact Catarratto from high‑altitude vineyards near Alcamo, fermented and aged in large botti (incl. chestnut) with minimal SO2, giving stone‑fruit, citrus and saline complexity.

apricot
grapefruit
saline
almond

At a glance

Producer: Alessandro Viola
Region: Sicily
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGP
Grape: Catarratto
Vintage: 2023
Country: Italy
Wine type: Orange
Size: 75.0cl

Taste profile

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

What to eat with it

grilled swordfish with lemon
prawn linguine
caponata
fried artichokes
pecorino siciliano

How to serve it

Serve: Lightly chilled (12–14°C)

Why Cave selected it

A benchmark, low‑intervention Catarratto that balances texture and freshness; expressive of Alcamo’s limestone and long botti élevage with clarity and drinkability.

About the wine

The grapes are directly pressed, fermentation and ageing happen in 2,500ltr botti with well-judged lees stirring and no SO2 added until bottling totalling 10-20mg/l.

This lively and energetic wine is an absolute crackerjack and made in tiny quantities!

About Alessandro Viola

Holistic viticulture guru of Sicily, Alessandro Viola has 20 hectares of vineyards on the north western coast of Sicily. With an oenology and viticulture degree, he practices minimal intervention and organic methods in both the vineyards and cellar. The company philosophy is very simple: make wine using only grapes; this isn't due to purely ethical reasons but also in his realisation that pure wine is not only possible but that the result is better. He strives to maintain the natural balance in nature; relying on the natural fertility of the soil capable of renewal on the condition that the man does not disturb the balance. "In wine there is a perfect chemical balance, only nature can go that far, who We are we to do better than nature?"

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