Nino Barraco
Le Dame 2021 (150cl)

Grape variety: Grillo

Alcohol: 13%

Region: Marsala, Sicily

Winemaker: Antonino Barraco

Grillo from 0.2ha in Contrada Abbadessa, planted in 1989 in guyot, 140m above sea level.  Harvest late August/early September.  The grapes were destemmed/crushed and direct-pressed (no maceration). Fermentation and aging was in 54L glass demijohns.  Aged 7 months in demijohn and the a year in bottle.  Made only in magnums.  A mere 280 1.5L bottles made (8 demijohns).   Le Dame means "The Ladies" but it is also a play on damigiane (demijohns).