Name: Firriato - L'Ecru
SKU: 1224
Availability: InStock

Firriato – L’Ecru

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Italy

Sicily

Wine

White

The Facts

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2022 (12pk/500ml) - 6 57479 34290 4
2020 (12pk/500ml) - 6 57479 34290 4
2019 (6pk/500ml) - 6 57479 34290 4

Origins Italy > Sicily > Sicilia

Appellation Sicilia

Varietal White - Other

Aging 6mo in bottle

Alcohol by Volume 13.4%

Annual Production 30000btls

Markets Texas

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The Character

Tasting Notes Aristocratic and reserved, it is a sweet and dynamic nectar with an extraordinary suave and polished persistence to be tasted also alone, in the intimacy of your home, because it makes a fine, powerful, and sensual companion, without ever being intrusive. You can smell fine scents of orange blossom honey, candied orange peels and dried figs, dates, peaches in syrup, which blend harmoniously with delicate hints of lemon grass, marjoram, sage, oregano and oriental spices.

The Story

L’Ecrù is a natural passito wine produced from Zibibbo grapes. For the vinification of this prestigious label Firriato employs a method of infusion which adds the dried grapes directly to the wine; this is absolutely unique within the field of Italian winemaking. The ‘raisining’ garden at Borgo Guarini forms the backdrop for this unique process. Sun and wind define the estate’s climate, and their combined action determines the natural drying process of the grapes over about 40 days. The slow drying process favours the concentration of fragrances of Mediterranean scrub in each grape. The grapes are then removed from the stalks and put in the wine to infuse, giving L’Ecrù its uniqueness. There are no prolonged, interrupted and restarted fermentations: in contact with the wine the grapes swell up and release their precious aromatic properties, creating an incomparably balanced passito.

About Firriato

Producer Story

Firriato is in the province of Trapani, one of the most magical parts of the wine region of Sicily, where centuries of vine growing have given this area a natural ability to produce wines with a strong sense of identity. Firriato’s strength lies in the consistent choices it has made. Especially those that focus on nature, biodiversity, protecting the landscape and innovation.

Producer Story

Firriato is in the province of Trapani, one of the most magical parts of the wine region of Sicily, where centuries of vine growing have given this area a natural ability to produce wines with a strong sense of identity. Firriato’s strength lies in the consistent choices it has made. Especially those that focus on nature, biodiversity, protecting the landscape and innovation.