Cavallo delle Fate | Grillo
Estate Regaleali
Cavallo delle Fate | Grillo
Vintage 2021
An ancient grape variety, a cross between Moscato and Catarratto, results in a wine with a concentrated and complex aroma. It is cultivated at Regaleali on the hills next to Case Vecchie. We produce it by blending grapes from different harvest periods: the early harvested grapes imbue freshness and hints of minerals; while the later harvest provides structure. According to popular fables, the cricket, or ‘grillo’, would carry the fairies on its back as a horse would its rider, hence the name ‘Cavallo delle Fate’ (the horse of the fairies).
Grapes: Grillo
Appellation: White – Sicilia DOC
Production area: Regaleali Estate – Palermo – Sicily
Vineyards: Sant’Anna (5 ha) and Piana Case Vecchie (3 ha)
Year of planting: 2007
Training system: espalier
Pruning system: high Guyot
Vines per Ha: 4,600
Yields per Ha: 78 ql
Fermentation: in stainless steel tanks
Fermentation Temperature: 16/18°C
Maceration: 15 days
Malolactic Fermentation: not carried out
Ageing: in stainless steel tanks on lees for 4 months
Alcohol Content: 13% Vol.
Wine Analytical Data: pH 3.29 – TA 5.59 g/l – RS 0,7 g/l – TE 21.6 g/l
awards
- Guide: James Suckling
- Year: 2015
- Prize or title conferred: 87 points
- Vintage: 2013
- Guide: L'Espresso - Guida Vini d'Italia
- Year: 2016
- Prize or title conferred: 17/20 punti
- Vintage: 2014
- Guide: Robert Parker
- Year: 2017
- Prize or title conferred: 90 points
- Vintage: 2015
- Guide: Robert Parker
- Year: 2016
- Prize or title conferred: 88 points
- Vintage: 2014
- Guide: James Suckling
- Year: 2020
- Prize or title conferred: 93
- Vintage: 2019
- Guide: Vinous
- Year: 2020
- Prize or title conferred: 90
- Vintage: 2019
- Guide: James Suckling
- Year: 2021
- Prize or title conferred: 93
- Vintage: 2020
- Guide: I Vini di Veronelli
- Year: 2021
- Prize or title conferred: 90
- Vintage: 2020
