Wines

Frappato

Cryomaceration in the absence of alcohol and brief maceration during alcoholic fermentation. It is drawn off while still sweet. Racking closed and in open air for greater oxygenation. Malolactic fermentation carried out in part.

Technical Specifications
Varieties	Frappato
Production Area	Western Sicily, hilly areas in and around Salemi
Soil	Medium-textured, tending to clay
Vineyard	Counter-espalier with Gujot training
Harvest	September
Ageing	In steel for 5 months with periodic batonnage.
Tasting Notes	Pale ruby red in appearance, with typical notes of morello cherry and red fruits.
Serving Temperature	16 -18° C.

Musita

Every sip of Musìta wine is a poem that speaks of sun-kissed lands and the passion of a family deeply rooted in Sicilian culture and tradition. In the heart of the Salemi countryside, where grapevines sway like notes of an eternal melody, the Ardagna family, for generations with respect and dedication, transforms the fruit of this fertile land into a magical sensory experience.

Sicilia

Like much of the Italian mainland, Sicily’s winemakers have moved away from producing high-volume, unremarkable wines, to focus on quality wines of great character. Its dry, well-structured red and white wines could not be further removed from the sweet Marsala and Moscato of the island’s past, and this has not gone unnoticed by international markets that have never had such a thirst for Sicilian wines. Sicilian producers have paved the way for other Southern Italian winemakers to begin to exploit the country’s rich environmental diversity, with wines that achieve the potential first admired by the Greeks and Romans.