Caeles Catarratto
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, vegetable tempura, spaghetti alle vongole
✨ Technical Specifications
The Caeles Catarratto is a shining star in Firriato's organic portfolio, with 'Caeles' translating to 'heavenly' or 'celestial' in Latin—a tribute to the pristine, untouched nature of the vineyards. Sourced from the certified organic Borgo Guarini estate in the Trapani countryside, this wine celebrates Catarratto, one of Sicily's most ancient and revered white grape varieties. Historically relegated to blends or Marsala production, Catarratto is elevated here to a single-varietal masterpiece. The estate's clay-loam soils, combined with dramatic diurnal temperature shifts and sweeping Mediterranean breezes, impart a distinct mineral tension and vibrant citrus profile to the wine. Fermented entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve its natural freshness, it represents a harmonious dialogue between Sicilian tradition and modern ecological stewardship.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1984 by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara, Firriato has grown to become an architectural pillar of contemporary Sicilian viticulture. The estate stewards hundreds of hectares across Sicily's most ecologically distinct macro-zones: the sun-drenched, clay-limestone hills of the Trapani countryside (such as Baglio Sorìa and Borgo Guarini), the maritime Quaternary calcarenites of Favignana Island, and the high-elevation volcanic sands of Cavanera Etnea on Mount Etna. Viticulture is entirely certified organic and managed under a pioneering zero-carbon-impact philosophy. In the cellar, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves high-toned aromatic freshness, tension, and native varietal typicity before selective maturation in stainless steel or neutral wood. Firriato's white wine portfolio champions indigenous and naturalized cultivars—predominantly Grillo, Catarratto, and Zibibbo—yielding benchmark expressions like the saline, maritime-influenced Favinia La Muciara, the organic Caeles series, the floral Jasmin, and the radiant, naturally sun-dried Favinia Passule.
🍇 Grapes
Catarratto
🍷 ABV
12-12.5%