IGT
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Nose
Pomegranate, red fruits and pink pepper.
A Sicilian red made only from Frappato by the Catalano family near Gela. The grapes are picked by hand at the end of September. The wine spends about a year in steel tanks and six months in bottle before release.
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Tasting Notes
Based on the producer's published tasting notes.
- Tasted by
- The producer
- Source
- Producer notes · confidence High
- Typical of Frappato
Palate
Elegant and balanced, with velvety tannins.
Overall
Purple-red in the glass. A Frappato fermented with natural yeasts and aged in steel tanks, grown on limy, gypsum-rich soil at 350 metres.
Denomination Compliance Snapshot
Terre Siciliane in five fields
A compact view of what the Terre Siciliane denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Allowed grapes
Variety list not yet recorded
This bottle: Frappato.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Sicily
Style
IGT · Terre Siciliane
The disciplinare, the place, the label
01
DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Terre Siciliane is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
02
The denomination rules, in detail
- Allowed grapes. Varieties not yet recorded
- Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting at IGT level
03
Region and area context
Terre Siciliane falls within Sicily.
Winery
Catalano Viticoltori
ViewGela
Wine area
Wine area
The zone the estate stands in
The producer
Producer: Catalano Viticoltori, Gela. Directions
04
Reading the label
- Catalano ViticoltoriProducer / estate
- FrappatoGrape varieties
- Terre Siciliane IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
Drinking + cellar
Decanting
Not needed
Pour it straight from the bottle.
Serving temperature
16-18°C
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Sources & trust
Tasting notes
Based on the producer's published tasting notes.
Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing
From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · High
Drink window & cellar potential
Any advice here on keeping this wine is general, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand. Drinking years, where shown, belong to the vintage named beside them.
Confidence · Medium
Related
Producer
Catalano Viticoltori
Sicily
Grapes
Frappato
Denomination
Terre Siciliane
IGT
Region
Sicily
Region guide
Common Questions
Pomegranate, red fruits and pink pepper. Elegant and balanced, with velvety tannins.
Serve at 16-18°C. Use a Pinot Noir glass.
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