CONTRASTO BIANCO

The family vineyards stretch across the gentle hilly landscape between the provinces of Trapani and Palermo in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare. From the interpretation of a unique territory come the Contrasto wines named after the poetic style of Ciullo d'Alcamo and his famous Rosa Fresca Aulentissima.
A wine of great breadth and elegance, pleasantly citrusy with notes of balsamic Mediterranean herbs and saline returns. Excellent acidity and a very persistent finish.

WINE NAME: Contrasto del Bianco IGP Terre Siciliane
GRAPE VARIETIES USED: Vermentino 
PRODUCTION AREA: The district of Bosco Falconeria in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare boasts soil and climatic conditions that are particularly favourable to the cultivation of vines.
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINEYARDS: 15 years old
AVERAGE ALTITUDE OF THE VINEYARDS: 200 m a.s.l.
FORMS OF VINEYARDING: counter-espalier 
PRUNING SYSTEMS: Guyot 
NUMBER OF PLANTS PER HECTARE: 4600; YIELD PER PLANT: About 2 bottles 
NUMBER OF BOTTLES: 9.000 
FIRST VINTAGE: 2012
HARVEST Between the first and second decade of September, depending on the weather conditions. Grapes are harvested by hand
WINE-MAKING Without any particular technical precautions, in order not to alter the real quality potential of the grapes and the territorial expressions of the product; fermentation at controlled temperature (18°C); ageing on its lees until March
AGING In stainless steel tanks; one year in bottle 
COLOUR: Intense straw yellow with greenish highlights
BOUQUET: Yellow flowers with citrus notes, delicate hints of balsamic Mediterranean herbs
FLAVOUR In the mouth it is sapid and mineral, balanced, harmonious and long
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 12.5%.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14-15 °C
Excellent with fish dishes, even elaborate ones, white meats and fresh meats cooked with citrus fruits (chicken with lemon); its freshness also makes it an excellent aperitif.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Listed among the TOP 100 ITALIAN WINES OF 2016; Contrasto del Bianco has been selected by the famous American wine critic James Suckling among 3,000 products. 

The Bio Fattoria Augustali is in Sicily between the provinces of Trapani and Palermo in the centre of the Gulf of Castellammare in the most fertile part of Bosco Falconeria between Alcamo and Partinico, an area so dear to Frederick II of Swabia.

The family's vineyards and olive groves extend over twelve hectares in the gentle hilly landscape that descends towards the sea, once called the "garden" because it was a fertile and evocative land.

The winery is supervised by oenologist Vincenzo Bambina and his wife Finella, a beekeeper and educational factor; together with them, visitors can share the rhythms, scents and flavours of the Sicilian countryside.

Immersed in the company's vineyards, the winery encapsulates all the company philosophy: respect for the raw material and the surrounding territory. It takes up the square shape of the typical 19th-century Sicilian baglio.