The Wine List

The Alessandro family has always focused on the production of wines with a strong territorial identity, expressive of the terroir and climate of their native region, the area of Monreale. The Monreale Bianco Vigna di Mandranova is obtained from Catarratto grapes grown in the oldest vineyard of the estate, planted in 1988 on the hill overlooking the Mandranova district at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level. The wine rests for 12 months on the lees in steel tanks while a small percentage spends 12 months in French oak tonneaus. Catarratto Vigna di Mandranova is an elegant wine, straw yellow in colour, the nose is seductive and well balanced with a fruit-driven, floral bouquet and a spicy, mineral finish. The palate is balanced and linear, with a satisfying acidity and a surprising length. It was the first of the company wines to obtain the Doc Monreale designation.

Two native Sicilian varietals have their home in the Doc Monreale: Inzolia and Catarratto. Here on the estate, they are grown at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level, on medium-textured clayey soils that are rich in gravel and minerals. The result is a stunningly fresh-tasting blend that expresses all the unique aromatic linearity of its varietals. Baglio di Pianetto thus embraces the DOC of Monreale, offering a wine with a unique and unmistakable identity. The name and label are an homage to the homonymous Norman settlement located a few kilometres from Palermo, with its famous Cathedral and magnificent cloister. Murriali Insolia is straw yellow in colour with greenish higlights. The nose offers floral notes of orange blossom, green apple and peach, the palate is well-balanced, fresh and pleasantly sapid.

The family of Marchesi de Gregorio, in the estate of Sirignano, has always dedicated itself to the cultivation of native vine varieties – such as Catarratto, Grillo, Inzolia, Moscato Giallo, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Mascalese and Perricone – from the late 90s onwards; has also introduced into the company international varieties: among these the Viognier, the Cabernet Sauvignon, the Merlot and, finally, the Syrah that, right in the area of Monreale, have found an ideal habitat to express themselves at their best.
From vineyards in the hills at 200 meters above sea level was born Royal Park, Syrah in purity, one of the most representative labels of the company: with a planting density of about 4,000 plants per hectare, reared with espalier and simple guyot method, the grapes are left to macerate with the skins for about fourteen days. Then the wine obtained makes a passage in French oak barrels for 12 months, continuing the aging phase for another six months in large oak barrels and refines further for 6 months in bottle. Ruby red with a tendency to garnet, the nose has intense and fruity aromas with spicy hints of black pepper and red berries, but also vanilla and licorice. The taste is soft, full-bodied and with a good structure.

A Catarratto ‘bianco’ obtained from biodynamic farming practiced on sandy soils at an altitude of six hundred meters a.s.l. A wine endowed with great body and good ageing capacity, obtained from forty tonnes of grapes produced by fifty-year-old vines. The nose is intense and engaging, offering complex notes of citrus, chamomile and spice. A wine of great drinkability, fresh tasting on the palate with a lingering finish.