PATOS
Our Norwegian importer called me wether I was interested in making a special project white wine. I was not immediately attracted by the idea as too many projects can become distractive. As I know Jørgen since many years when he was still working for the monopoly and always liked tasting wines with him, I was curious about why creating this project. His friend Sondre Lerche, a musician, liked very much our wines and so the idea of producing something special crossed his mind. Federica, Jørgen’s wife, owns a vineyard and olive growth and so this project was getting more interesting and making more sense. And so I accepted the challenge of a moderate skin fermented wine, not complex but with character, light-footed but having grip. Sondre liked the style, produced by the winemaker he likes, with his friend Jørgen’s grapes!
These bottles can be found for the moment exclusively in Norway via:
NON DOS a/s
Jørgen Ljøstadt
www.nondos.no
Region: Menfi
Location: Vallone Gurra Belice
Exposure: South
Elevation: 50m. asl
Varietal: 100% Catarratto Extra Lucido
Average age of vines: 20+ years
Vinification: Destemming and light crushing of the grapes
Fermentation: starting with a “pied-de-cuve” using only indigenous yeasts and skin contact for about 10 days
Aging: In epoxy containers for about 10 months
Fining: No
Filtering: Before bottling with cartridges PP of 1 micron
Sulphur: values can vary from 25 to 60 mg/l., added or not, depending on the quality of grapes and stability of the wine.
Annual production: approx. 6000 bottles
First vintage: 2021
Denomination: IGP Terre Siciliane Catarratto
Bottle type: Transparent burgundy bottle
Available sizes: 750ML
Recommended stemware: Zalto Universal
HOW TO RECYCLE: please verify in your town of residence the correct recycling instructions and separate all possible components accordingly. We suggest to re-use rather than recycle wherever possible; obviously without counterfeiting…
Bottle: 
in glass-recycling;
Closure: Ardeaseal 
in plastic-recycling; natural cork 
in organic waste, screw cap 
in glass-recycling, pouring closure olive oil in plastic recycling
Label: Susucaru in plastic-recycling, MunJebel, Pistemutta and Magma 
in paper-recycling
Wax cap: 
in non-recyclable waste
Case: carton 
in paper-recycling, wood case 
best to be re-used
Pallet: wood or plastic 
best to be re-used