Tenuta di Castellaro 'Ypsilon'

$29.00

Sicily > IT

Corinto, Nero d'Avola and Alicante, 2022

Lipari is one of the Aeolian islands located 24 miles off the northern coast of Sicily. Archeological digs have unearthed items that show this island was inhabited in 5,000 B.C. One can only imagine the history here. The latest addition to the Castellaro line-up: a rad red wine that takes its name from the geographical shape of the Aeolian archipelago, which draws a Ypsilon “Y” lying on the sea, off the Sicilian coast. It is a blend that harmonizes three red grape characteristic of Lipari, Sicily and Etna: Corinto, Nero d'Avola and Alicante in a wine ready to drink, purple and full-bodied that maintains freshness and minerality. The volcanoes of Sicily in a glass. All organic grapes.

Sicily > IT

Corinto, Nero d'Avola and Alicante, 2022

Lipari is one of the Aeolian islands located 24 miles off the northern coast of Sicily. Archeological digs have unearthed items that show this island was inhabited in 5,000 B.C. One can only imagine the history here. The latest addition to the Castellaro line-up: a rad red wine that takes its name from the geographical shape of the Aeolian archipelago, which draws a Ypsilon “Y” lying on the sea, off the Sicilian coast. It is a blend that harmonizes three red grape characteristic of Lipari, Sicily and Etna: Corinto, Nero d'Avola and Alicante in a wine ready to drink, purple and full-bodied that maintains freshness and minerality. The volcanoes of Sicily in a glass. All organic grapes.

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Blend: 60% Corinto, 20% Nero d'Avola and 20% Alicante

ABV: 12.5%

The Story: A sailing trip with a hike around the land where Castellaro currently stands inspired Massimo & Stefania to begin Tenuta Castellaro! Their commitment to the land and to restore the wine tradition of the Aeolian island, Lipari, has been a labor of love - and a whole lot of really hard work. Partnering with Salvo Foti, they seek to be stewards of these lands, restoring the old traditions and allowing the wines to be true representatives of their place - Lipari! The wine of the Castellaro estate are incredibly unique for many reasons - the land, the pre-phylloxera bush vines planted at high density (9000 plants per hectare) and of course, the people who make the difficult choices and do the very hard work of recovering these volcanic lands that had been left un-tended for hundreds of years. The hand picked clusters are de-stemmed. Grapes are fermented by the native yeasts present on the grapes. After fermentation the wine is decanted into steel tanks where it refines and carries out the malolactic fermentation. Aged in steel for about 1 year, the wine is not subjected to any fining or filtering, but just static decanting before bottling.

Personality: A bright, buoyant, and fragrant red exhibiting the ebullience of Sicilian wine-making. Red fruits and spice, minerality and everything nice.

Harmony: A vespa ride around the island after a day of sailing, or just enjoy with any variety of pastas, white meats, or even elaborate seafood dishes. A little chill on this will go a long way.