Gebbia: Catarratto

About the wine

Vintage: 2024
Grape: 100% Catarratto Bianco Lucido
Region: Sicilia
Appellation: Terre Siciliane IGT
Alc/Vol: 13%
Production: 5,000 bottles
Harvest: Harvested by hand in mid-September
Winemaking: Cold fermentation
Aging: 4 months in concrete tanks
Fining: None
Filtration: None
Farming: Certified organic

Winemaker

Gebbia is the new branding from Due Terre wines. The only change is the small logo on the label; everything else remains the same. The focus is wines made from the indigenous grapes of Italy–delicious, economical, well packaged, and certified organic. All the wines are produced as 100% pure varietals with minimal intervention and winemaking in order to allow the characteristics of the grape to shine through. The sourcing for their grapes comes from family vineyards. There could not have been a better place than Sicily to produce these first wines since the island has the largest number of organic vineyards in Italy and produces more grapes of quality than have a home in IGT and DOC bottlings and is often sold off as bulk wine to the north. We cannot bear to think of these delicious native grapes disappearing into another anonymous bottle and are very happy to give them a home at Gebbia.

Vineyard

Catarratto is one of the most important indigenous grapes from the island of Sicily and the most widely planted. It is used in nearly every white blend on the island and produces a consistent, drinkable wine. Gebbia uses the less common biotype called Catarratto Bianco Lucido, which is known for making higher quality, elegant wines that are more complex, full of juicy acidity and pleasant minerality. The north and east facing vineyards on Monte Bonifato are over 650 meters above sea level on pure calcareous rock with a very thin, poor topsoil.

Winemaking

Grapes are harvested in mid-September, gently pressed, cold fermented at 57° F/13° C for 15 days, then simply aged for 4 months in concrete tanks.