Profile of a Young Sicilian winemaker - Antonio Barraco
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Antonio Barraco one of only of 2 natural wine producers in the Marsala western Sicily area. (The other is Renato De Bartoli of Marco De Bartoli winery. ) I met Antonio at Ristorante Coria at a natural wine dinner where he and Ms. Arianna Occhipinti were the featured guests. Their wines were served along with brillantly cooked food by 2 young Sicilian chefs. This dinner took place on Friday February 3rd 2012 in the beautiful baroque town of Caltagirone Sicily. Antonio makes beautiful, pure, clean wines that capture this terroir as no one else does. I love his Catarratto and his Zibibbo. Macereated for a long time on the grape skins these are punchy muscular whites. The aromatics are big, waxy citrus, white flowers, grapefruit peel, almonds, marzipan, cakebatter, brioche, mineral...
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