Grape variety: Carricante (70%) and Catarratto (30%) Source of fruit: on the north-eastern slopes of Etna in Passopisciaro – Castiglione di Sicilia, Province of Catania.
Altitude: 600 metres above sea level
Soil types: dark brown in colour, volcanic in origin, well-drained – almost sandy in some parts, neutral pH, not calcareous, mostly very rich in iron and nitrogen.
Yield: 40 hectolitres per hectare
Fermentation: In concrete tanks, without maceration, after a slow hydraulic pressing
Maturation: with its natural fine lees for 8 month and then in bottle