Terre di Elio is a wine that Mr. Sireci has been planning for years. Historical background: In the late 1800s, Mr. Sireci’s grandfather bought Feudo Montoni from Baron FrancicaNava, who also owned land and vineyards in Etna and Syracuse. Father Neglia, the cardinal’s secretary and agronomist, introduced a Nerello Mascalese plant to Montoni in the mid-1800s. This red wine, named “Terre di Elio,” is produced from these vines. In 1970, Mr. Sireci’s father, Elio, produced this wine and preferred it for its elegance and non-staining color. Now, after 50 years, Fabio is producing this wine again, coinciding with the birth of his son, Elio.

Area of Production: Cammarata (Agrigento)

Altitude: 700 meters (2,296 feet) above sea level

Exposure: East-facing vineyard

Soil composition: Stony sandy soil Age of the

Vineyard: 35 year old vines, grafted from our old Vrucura Nero d’Avola “mother plants.” By grafting in this antique manner, we obtain grapes with a unique and exclusive “DNA” of Feudo Montoni, our copyright of Nature.

Vine density: 4.400 vines per hectare (1,781 vines per acre)

Training system: Vertical trellis Pruning system: Guyot

Spontaneous fermentation process takes place in cement containers. Spontaneous malolacticfermentation takes place completely in cement.