Mandrarossa Urra di Mare Sauvignon Blanc 2025

Mandrarossa Urra di Mare Sauvignon Blanc

Region: Sicily, Italy

Vintage: 2025

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

This wine is straw-yellow in colour with bright golden reflections. The nose displays intense aromas of citrus fruit, peach and apricot with subtle mint and basil hints. The palate balances ripe fruit flavours with a refreshing minerality. This is a fresh and structured Sauvignon Blanc with good length on the finish.

The vineyards for this wine are located between 80 and 350 metres above sea level in the area around Menfi, on the south-western coast of Sicily. Soils here comprise of clay and limestone, which lend an elegant minerality to the finished wines. The vines are Guyot trained and planted at a density of 4,000-4,500 plants per hectare.

The grapes were hand harvested in the second week of August. After being crushed and destemmed, the must was immediately cooled to 5-8°C and maintained at these temperatures for four to six hours. Fermentation took place in stainless-steel tanks for 15-20 days at controlled temperatures of 16-18°C. The wine was then aged for four months in stainless steel tanks before bottling and release.

The Mandrarossa wines come from a selection of the best sites from Cantine Settesoli’s 6,000 hectares of vineyard, situated in southwestern Sicily and planted with 32 different grape varieties. The vineyards are split between the 2,000 members of the co-op, and cover the area around Selinunte, the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a Greek town founded 2,600 years ago. Cantine Settesoli helps to support the restoration of this archaeological site.