Scirto don Pippinu Carricante 2017 Baga colombo root

colombo root

and mace notes elevate this to a sipper

30 months in Slavonian oak tonneaux and 10 months in the bottle before release

An old cooper

leaner and earthier (terra cotta) than the #8

Scirto don Pippinu Carricante 2017 Baga colombo root"Don Pippinu" bianco, so named after Giuseppe's grandfather, comes from a collection of vineyards growing at 600 1000 meters above sea level on deep volcanic soils, lending more structure and ageability to the wine. These sites are composed of old vines averaging 60 years in age, and among these are several white varieties. While carricante always makes up the vast majority of the "Don Pippinu" bianco, small percentages of minnella bianca, catarratto