Santagostino Baglio Soria Bianco
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled seafood, roasted chicken, creamy pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Baglio Soria estate in the countryside of Trapani, the Santagostino Baglio Soria Bianco is a masterfully crafted white blend that represents a bridge between Sicilian tradition and international elegance. This wine marries the indigenous Catarratto, celebrated for its vibrant acidity and citrus character, with the international Chardonnay, which lends structure, roundness, and tropical fruit notes. The terroir of Baglio Soria is characterized by clay-calcareous soils and a microclimate heavily influenced by maritime breezes from the nearby Mediterranean Sea, ensuring slow ripening and excellent aromatic complexity. Historically, this label has stood as a benchmark for modern Sicilian winemaking, showcasing the island's potential to produce world-class white wines with depth, minerality, and a distinct sense of place.
🍾 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, Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%