Scala Ciro Bianco Organic

Clear straw-coloured yellow with green-like tints, elegant and bright with scent of white flowers. Dry, cool and tasty, well-balanced and with a refined aftertaste. 

100% Greco Bianco

Calabria, Italy

Organic

2019

12%

75cl

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Producer 

Originally founded in 1949, the winery was eventually built in 2005. The domaine is currently led by Luigi Scala, who is recognised for favouring quality over quantity in his aim to produce distinguished Calabrian wines. From the growing of the grapes to the refinement and aging of the wines, Luigi strives to follow family traditions to best express the terroir of his products. He was joined in 2008 by his son Francesco, who oversees the business side of the winery.

Viticulture

Vineyard: Cirò (Crotone district).

Surface area: 2 hectares.

Height: 100/150 mts a.s.l.

Exposure: south/south-east.

Growing system: espalier.

Year of implantation: 1997.

Soil: argillaceous, sandy.

Yeild per hectare: 70/100 quintals.

Winemaking

Harvest: second half of September. The grapes are selected and hand-picked.

Vinification: After removing the stalks and softly pressing the grapes, the most is injected with selected yeasts. The fermentation continues in thermoconditioned containers at a temperature between 16° and 18° C in order to preserve all the native characteristics of this varietal.

Refinement: At the end of the alcoholic fermentation, the wine is racked and left in stainless steel tanks for 2-3 months. After bottling, the wine refines for a month before being put up for sale.

Taste 

Clear straw-coloured yellow, elegant and bright with scents of white flowers. Dry, cool and tasty, well-balanced and with a refined finish.