2025 Marco De Bartoli Lucido Catarratto, Sicily, Italy Domaine de la Tournelle most of the Premier Crus

most of the Premier Crus (all but Vaugiraut) at Duplessis spend about 6 months in older barriques for elevage

Soil: Deep clay-limestone soils

with an acidity that evokes the siliceous nature of the terroir

PRODUCTION NOTES: Fermented and aged in qvevri and steel

Aged in French oak barriques (100% used) for 24 months

2025 Marco De Bartoli Lucido Catarratto, Sicily, Italy Domaine de la Tournelle most of the Premier Crus100% Catarratto. De Bartoli's Catarratto vines are not on the home estate in Samperi contrada in Marsala but slightly north in the province of Trapani. These 2 hectares of 20 year old vines are planted on sandy loam soils on flat land, organically farmed and hand harvested. The whole clusters are cooled down and pressed gently; the must is naturally settled for 48 hours before a spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and a tiny bit of sulfur in