Ph: Mimmo Pintacuda © Alinari Archives. The Commuter, 1968
Kàdos
2023
For those who want a savory, intense white with longevity characteristics, but who do not sacrifice freshness, Duca di Salaparuta offers its personal interpretation of Grillo.
Made with grapes from the Tenuta di Risignolo estate, this is one of Duca di Salaparuta’s most versatile whites.
75 cl
Details
Vintage
The autumn of 2022 was not very rainy in Sicily, with a cool spring and a heavy and continuous rainfall that lasted until June of 2023. Mild, spring-like temperatures from early June to early July 2023. In Sicily, summer actually began at the beginning of July, with temperatures rising steadily until the time of the harvest. The grapes were harvested at a later date to ensure excellent ripeness.
Harvest
The grapes were harvested from 30 August 2023 to 1 September 2023.
Vinification and Ageing
The grapes are destemmed and gently pressed to obtain a free-run must which, after static settling, starts to ferment at a controlled temperature of 16-18 °C. Once the fermenting must has reached a few degrees of alcohol, around 3% vol, part of it – about 20% – is transferred to elegantly toasted, fine-grained oak barriques where fermentation is completed, while the remainder will complete its journey in steel tanks. Once the alcoholic fermentation process has been completed in steel tanks and oak barrels, the two portions of the wine continue to age, resting on their yeast lysate in the tanks and barriques for a few months to ensure that the wine is smooth and supple on the palate. Once the period of ageing on the fine lees is complete, the two wines are combined to make Kados. The wine ages in bottle for one month before being sold on the market. Bottle ageing: at least one month before being sold on the market.
Tasting Notes & pairings
Straw yellow colour with greenish tinges.
Floral aromas prevail on the nose, with an intense bouquet of tropical fruit and Sicilian citrus fruits, followed by light notes of vanilla.
Rich, velvety, well-structured and pleasantly tangy on the palate.
It goes well with fish starters and raw seafood, as well as vegetable-based main courses.
Analytical details
Alcohol
12,5 %vol.
Total acidity
5,7 g/l
Ph
3,21
