Description
The Sciacca PDO is reserved for the following types of wine: White, Red and Rosé. The Designation also incorporates numerous grape variety and geographical specifications.
Production Area
The production area of Sciacca PDO is within the entire territory of the municipalities of Sciacca and Caltabellotta in the Province of Agrigento, in the Sicily region.
Description of product typologies
Sciacca PDO Bianco has a straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights; the nose is intense and delicate, reminiscent of fresh and tropical fruit and with light citrusy notes; it is dry on the palate, with a good level of sapidity enriched by a tart note that gives the wine freshness and balsamic sensations. Sciacca PDO Rosso has a bright and intense ruby-red colour; the nose displays strong notes of red fruit and light hints of brushwood; it is dry and medium-bodied on the palate, with an elegant tannic vein and good persistence. It can display Riserva on the label if the wine has been aged for a minimum period of two years, of which at least one year must be in wooden barrels.Sciacca PDO Rosé ranges from smooth to coral- pink in colour; the nose is delicate, fine and fragrant with fruit; it is lively on the palate, with a harmonious structure and well- defined freshness. Sciacca PDO Rosé must be produced exclusively with the white vinification of the grape varieties used for Sciacca PDO Rosso wine, or with the contemporary mashing of white and red grapes present in both Sciacca PDO Red and White wines.
Geographical and sub-area specifications
The Sciacca PDO can be accompanied by the sub-geographical designation Sciacca PDO Rayana, mandatorily preceded by Riserva. The Sciacca PDO Riserva Rayana designation is reserved for white wines obtained from the Inzolia and Catarratto Lucido grape varieties, min. 80% individually or combined, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 20%. Sciacca PDO Riserva Rayana has an impactive golden yellow colour; the nose reveals a persistent intensity with evident fruity and floral notes; it is pleasing, full and embracing on the palate, with a fairly long finish.
Grape variety specifications
The Sciacca PDO may display the following grape variety specifications. From white grape varieties: min. 85% Grecanico, Inzolia, Chardonnay, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 15%. From red grape varieties: min. 85% Nero d’Avola, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese, pure or with the addition of similarly-coloured unaromatic grapes originating from other grape varieties suitable for cultivation in the concerned area, max. 15%. The characteristics of the colour, fragrances and flavour of each specification are those typical of the grape variety and terroir of origin.
