DONNAFUGATA - LIGHEA - Zibibbo Secco Sicilia DOC
An aromatic Mediterranean white
Lighea has a bright straw yellow color with greenish reflections. The nose offers a rich and fragrant bouquet where the typical notes of orange blossom merge with hints of citrus (cedar and bergamot) and exotic fruit (lychee). The fruity and floral notes return in the mouth accompanied by a marked freshness, with good persistence and a pleasant mineral finish.
Food & wine
Recommended with all types of oily fish, baked pasta in white sauce, fried fish.
Excellent at 9 - 11°C/48 - 52°F°
Denomination
Zibibbo Sicilia DOC
Grapes
- Zibibbo (Muscat of Alexandria)
Production zone
Island of Pantelleria (South-Western Sicily)
Awards
Yield per hectar
5 - 6 t (2 - 2.4 t/acres)
Vinification
Fermentation took place in stainless steel at a temperature of 14-16°C (57-61° F).
Ageing
in tanks for two months and at least three months in bottle before release.
Alcohol and analytical data
alcohol: 12.45%
total acidity: 5.6 g/l
pH: 3.30
Ageing potential
Four to five years.
First vintage
1990
Food and wine pairings
Mussels au gratin
Pasta con le sarde (Pasta in sardine sauce)
Linguine with wild asparagus
Chilled fresh fava bean soup with rosemary croutons
Spaghetti with prawns and capers
Artistic label
“From the disheveled tresses the color of the sun, seawater flowed over the green, wide-open eyes.” Thus Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa describes Lighea, the bewitching siren and principal figure in his novel. She has inspired the creation of a complex and innovative wine and an equally original label. “It was not easy to print this label”, Gabriella (founder of Donnafugata, with her husband Giacomo) recalled, “and preserve the thousand shadings of colors of Pantelleria Island, painted in the original drawing.”
