Features
Name:
On the Vulcano Etna Bianco DOC 2022
Terrain:
sandy-textured lava soil
Cellar
Donnafugata was born from the commitment and foresight of a family that, with passion, has been able to innovate the style and perception of Sicilian wine in the world.
Giacomo Rallo, the fourth generation of a family with more than 160 years of experience in quality wine, founded Donnafugata in 1983 together with his wife Gabriella, a pioneer of winemaking in Sicily. Today, their sons José and Antonio lead the company and a team of people focused on excellence.
Donnafugata would not be the company it is today if Gabriella had given it a different name.
The name Donnafugata refers to Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel The Leopard. A name that means 'woman on the run' and refers to the story of a queen who found refuge in that part of Sicily where the company's vineyards are today. A story that inspired the company logo: the image of a woman's head with her hair in the wind that stands out on every bottle.
A face that is also that of Gabriella Rallo, the 'donnafugata' who gave up her job as a teacher to look after the Contessa Entellina vineyards full-time. One of the first women in Sicily to produce wine in a sector typically dominated by men: a pioneer of quality female viticulture.
Description
Sul Vulcano is made from pure Carricante grapes located on Etna's northern slope between 730 and 750 metres above sea level on sandy soils of volcanic origin. With its eruptions, Etna produces sciare, lava flows that through long physical-chemical processes give rise to feritile soils with specific characteristics that make the wines from each micro-territory unique.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Straw yellow in colour with golden reflections, it presents an elegant bouquet with mineral notes of gunpowder, fresh citrus notes of mandarin and delicate tertiary notes of hay from the long ageing process. The palate is enveloping, fresh and savoury, with a distinct minerality and persistence; a white wine that expresses great finesse and complexity.
Storage time:
5 years
Vinification
Alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature
Acknowledgements
2020 James Suckling 93/100
2020 Bibenda 
