Firriato

Founded in 1984 by Salvatore Di Gaetano in the Trapani countryside. Firriato runs six estates across Sicily, including Cavanera on Mount Etna and Calamoni on the island of Favignana. All of its vineyards are certified organic.

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12 wines in our portfolio

Sweet"L'Ecrù" Passito, Zibibbo97 Wine Spectator95 Decanter WWAIGT · 2022 · 750 ml
Awards
97 Wine Spectator — US wine magazine that rates wines blind on a 100-point scale. 90–94 means outstanding; 95–100 means a classic.
95 Decanter WWA — Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest wine competition, judged blind by international experts.
Grapes & tasting notes
Grapes: Zibibbo and small part of Malvasia. Perfume: aroma of honey, candied orange peel, dried figs, dates and evocations of laurel, marjoram and oriental spices. Taste: the warmth of Sicily is exhilarated with subtle and profound nuances of the sea. Alcohol 14% Vol.
Red"Branciforti" Nero d'AvolaIGT · 2023 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
Grapes varieties: 100% Nero D’Avola Tasting notes: Wine with a red ruby colour, on the palate it’s soft and enveloping. Made from Nero d’Avola grapes, it represents the fruit of a long experience in the most modern vinification technologies, but with a rigorous respect of ancient traditions. Vinification: traditional in red in thermocontrolled stainless steel tanks Aging: 2 months in American oak barrique. Bottle aging: 1 month Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.
White"Branciforti" ChardonnayIGT · 2024 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
100% Chardonnay Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour with greenish tints; The most internationally well-known and appreciated white grape. A generous wine with an elegant and refined bouquet, expressing on the palate delicate and harmonic hints of exotic fruits that exalt its pleasantness. Alcohol 12,5% Vol.
Red"Altavilla" Cabernet Sauvignon90 James SucklingIGT · 2023 · 750 ml
Awards
90 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon VINIFICATION Traditional in red in stainless steel tanks with temperature control MATURATION 7 months in American barriques + 3 months in bottle. Color: deep and intense ruby red color with a purplish rim. Nose: the nose is totally seduced by the captivating scents of cherries, blueberries, blackberries and rhubarb, enveloped by warm hints of dark chocolate, juniper and tobacco. Palate: it’s soft and captivating, irresistible with its fresh and velvety tannins that embrace a balanced acidity and a sensual taste. ALCOHOL 13.80 % vol.
Red"Chiaramonte" Nero d'Avola94 James SucklingIGT · 2023 · 750 ml
Awards
94 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Grape Variety: Nero d’Avola It is a daring and strong, at times even austere and reserved wine; its extraordinary nature unfolds fully if it is left the time needed to express itself. Refinement: 6 months in American oak barrels Alcohol:13,5% by vol.
Red"Harmonium" Nero d'AvolaDOC · 2021 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
GRAPE VARIETY Nero d’Avola Color: deep dark ruby red with purplish hues. Nuances of morello cherry, wild berries, rhubarb, cloves, aromatic herbs and plums, which alternate with hints of licorice, ink and tobacco leaves. Palate: power, elegance, lively tannins, freshness, all blended into a balanced and harmonious whole that overwhelms the palate seducing with its limpidity and extraordinary persistence and polish typical of a great wine. Estate Grown grapes from three different cru vineyards. Vinified separately and blended then aged for 12 Months in French and American 60-gallon barrels. ALCOHOL 14.5 % vol.
Red"Ribeca" PerriconeTre Bicchieri · Gambero RossoIGT · 2018 · 750 ml
Awards
Tre Bicchieri · Gambero Rosso — "Three Glasses", the top rating in Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, Italy's leading wine guide. Only a few hundred of the 25,000+ wines tasted each year receive it.
Grapes & tasting notes
GRAPE VARIETY Perricone 100% Color: ruby red color and deep purple. Nose: the superb raw material used to make this wine yields a nose of extraordinary fineness and complexity in which you can perceive scents of marasca cherry jam, blackberries and prunes with nuances of cloves, ginger, juniper, ink and liquorice. 10 months in French, Russian, American wood barriques Alcohol content 15% in vol. Tasting notes with deep ruby color and intense nose features delicious red fruits, spices and undergrowth. In the mouth: rich in heat, caressing in tannins and elegant in the complex. ALCOHOL 14.5 % vol.
Red"Santagostino" Baglio SoriaTre Bicchieri · Gambero RossoIGT · 2020 · 750 ml
Awards
Tre Bicchieri · Gambero Rosso — "Three Glasses", the top rating in Gambero Rosso's Vini d'Italia, Italy's leading wine guide. Only a few hundred of the 25,000+ wines tasted each year receive it.
Grapes & tasting notes
Nero d’Avola 50% Syrah 50% Traditional wine-making in thermo-controlled refrigerated tanks, lactic fermentation and aging in French and American barriques for 8 months. Aging 10 months in French and American barriques. well- defined nuances of marasca cherries, wild berries, rhubarb, cloves, aromatic herbs and prunes that alternate and blend with charming hints of liquorice, ink and tobacco leaves Alcohol content 14.50% by volume.
Red"Le Sabbie" Etna Rosso91 James SucklingDOC · 2022 · 750 ml
Awards
91 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Grapes: Nerello mascalese, Nerello cappuccio The vivid ruby color anticipates a delicious and complex bouquet where cinnamon, black pepper, cassis and cherry in spirit alternate and blend. Traditional vinification in thermocontrolled tanks resulting in aging in big barrels of Slavonia oak for 7 months aging Big Slavonian oak barrels for 7 months Alcoholic grade 13.50% by volume
Rosé"Le Sabbie" Etna Rosato91 James SucklingDOC · 2024 · 750 ml
Awards
91 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Mostly Nerello Mascalese with a little Nerello Cappuccio from Firriato's slopes on Mount Etna. Fermented in steel, three months on fine lees and three in bottle. Delicate pale pink; strawberry, cherry, light floral notes and volcanic minerality. Fresh and balanced with a persistent, mineral finish. Great with fish and Mediterranean dishes.
White"Le Sabbie" Etna Bianco91 James SucklingDOC · 2024 · 750 ml
Awards
91 James Suckling — Influential US critic and former Wine Spectator European bureau chief, rating on a 100-point scale. 90+ is outstanding, 95+ exceptional.
Grapes & tasting notes
Grapes: Carricante / Catarratto AGING: 3 months on noble lees or “sur lie” in stainless steel tanks with daily stirring REFINING IN BOTTLE: at least 6 months. COLOR Straw yellow with greenish reflections. SMELL Powerful with clear yellow floral hints of mimosa and broom that well enhance the fruity nuances of white peach, ripe pear and peach. PALATE It is a wine of great inspiration; the taste is full and rich in texture with a persistence savory line. With a long expression, for freshness and fragrance, it envelops the palate in a unicum. ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.50% vol
White"Cavanera Verzella" Etna BiancoDOC · 2022-23 · 750 ml
Grapes & tasting notes
CLASSIFICATION: ETNA DOC GRAPE VARIETY: Carricante and a small part of Catarratto MATURATION: At least 6 months on the noble lees or “sur lie” with periodic agitation MATURATION BOTTLE: At least 6 months clear olfactory evolutions with hints of yellow country flowers, broom and acacia, combined with fruity notes of white pulp, apple and ripe peach. No less important are the nuances of aromatic herbs. Sweet and infinite, it shines with elegance and body. A ALCOHOL: 13,5%

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