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Vigna di Gabri
The cru wanted by Gabriella Rallo
Contessa Entellina
Vigna di Gabri
Vintage 2023
Change vintageVigna di Gabri 2023 is a bright straw yellow colour. Its intense bouquet ranges from hints of yellow fruit (green apple and peach) to floral notes of elderflower and nuances of aromatic herbs. On the palate it is fresh with a savoury finish that lengthens its persistence
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Denomination
Sicilia Doc Bianco
Variety
Ansonica, Lucido (another name for Catarratto), Viognier, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc
Production Area
Contessa Entellina estate and neighboring territories, South Western Sicily
Refinement
Following the delicate pressing of the grapes, the must was fermented in steel at a controlled temperature and then aged for 6 months, mainly in vats and partly on the lees in second-passage barriques.
Vigna di Gabri is then aged for at least 9 months in the bottle before being marketeded.
Vigna di Gabri is then aged for at least 9 months in the bottle before being marketeded.
At the table
Seafood pasta and rice dishes, flans, baked fish. Try also with delicate meats.
Serve it in medium-sized wineglasses, without flaring, of good height; uncork at time of serving, serve at 10-12°C.
Serve it in medium-sized wineglasses, without flaring, of good height; uncork at time of serving, serve at 10-12°C.
Analytical data
Alcohol 13.5% volTotal acidity: 5.6pH: 3.23
Other info
contient sulfites; Contains Sulphites; Contiene Solfiti; Enthält sulfiteImbottigliato dall'azienda Agricola Donnafugata s.r.l. Marsala - ItaliaProdotto in ItaliaLa consommation de boissons alcoolisées pendant la grossesse, même en faible quantité, peut avoir des conséquences graves sur la santé de l'enfant
At Contessa Entellina, where Donnafugata comes from
In the settings of the Gattopardo
In the heart of western Sicily - among the hills of Contessa Entellina, between 200 and 500 m a.s.l. - lie the vineyards Donnafugata comes from. The climate is Mediterranean, with rain concentrated during the autumn and winter months, dry and breezy summers, with a great range of air temperature variations between day and night. The soils are predominantly medium-clayey, but vary according to the peculiarities of the individual districts.
Sustainability at the service of quality
Sustainable management of agricultural activities
For over 30 years we have been pursuing environmental sustainability with a system of good practices: we do not use herbicides and chemical fertilizers and we minimize the use of pesticides. At the Contessa Entellina estate, we installed two photovoltaic systems in 2002 and 2008, in order to produce clean energy and reduce our emissions.
The study of native varieties
Biodiversity, an expression of an authentic Sicily
Since 2009, we have been committed to the protection and enhancement of Sicilian wine biodiversity thanks to an experimental vineyard with 19 native varieties including some heritage varieties, which have almost completely disappeared.
Vigna di Gabri
“Vigna di Gabri” is not a fantasy name, because the wine bears the name of Gabriella (founder of Donnafugata, with her husband Giacomo), who originally wanted to create it and strongly believed in the full flavored fragrance of Ansonica. The graphics, already renewed on the occasion of the wine’s 25th Anniversary, with the 2017 vintage, pick up and emphasize some elements present in the original illustration by Stefano Vitale: a master-label that tells the link between Gabri and her Cru. The introduction of the Burgundy bottle also wants to enhance the preciousness and elegance of this wine which is one of Donnafugata’s most beloved wines.
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