“O” is made from a forgotten, ancient Sicilian grape variety, rediscovered and brought to life at Santa Tresa. Only a few hundred bottles produced.

“O” is a fine, yet intense wine, with a very deep, dense purple colour. On the nose there is a combination of floral notes and fruits, particularly cherries, blackberries and strawberries, rounded off with a touch of sweet spices to ignite the senses. On the palate, the flavours range from cherries to cedar to pink pepper. “O” is full bodied, yet soft, gentle and aromatic. It may have ancient origins, but “O” complements a whole range of dishes from the most modern to the unusual to the traditional.

The origins of the native Sicilian Orisi grape variety can be traced to natural cross pollination between Sangiovese and Montonico Bianco, found in old vineyards in the Nebrodi area, near Messina.

The Orisi grapes are hand-harvested in the second half od September, with a very careful selection of the vineyard. The grapes are put into small crates of 15-18kg so that they are not crushed by their own weight.

Once the grapes have reached the optimum cool temperature of (7-8°C), soft crushing and destemming takes place, followed by careful grape selection. Fermentation is carried out in medium-sized Slavonian oak barrels, with follatura happening several times throughout the day. Once the fermentation process is complete, we top up the barrels with the same wine until the cap is submerged. In these conditions, where all of the liquid is in contact with its all of the solids, malolactic fermentation occurs spontaneously.

The wine is left to age until the next harvest, almost one year, when it is drawn off, separated from the skins and left to age in stainless steel tanks for 4-5 months.

Elegant and aromatic. Perfect to accompany seafood dishes, white meat and carpaccio.