2025 Marco De Bartoli Lucido Catarratto, Sicily, Italy Domaine de la Tournelle most of the Premier Crus

most of the Premier Crus (all but Vaugiraut) at Duplessis spend about 6 months in older barriques for elevage

We made a direct press of the grapes same day as we harvested them to be able to extract as much of these flavors as possible

with an acidity that evokes the siliceous nature of the terroir

Soil: Deep clay-limestone soils

2025 Marco De Bartoli Lucido Catarratto, Sicily, Italy Domaine de la Tournelle most of the Premier Crus100% Catarratto. De Bartoli's Catarratto vines are not on the home estate in Samperi contrada in Marsala but slightly north in the province of Trapani. These 2 hectares of 20 year old vines are planted on sandy loam soils on flat land, organically farmed and hand harvested. The whole clusters are cooled down and pressed gently; the must is naturally settled for 48 hours before a spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and a tiny bit of sulfur in