LU BANCU
TREASURES
A name linked to an ancient popular legend narrating the story of a hidden treasure in the Feudo Disisa estate and never found for one of the oldest sicilian grapes: the Catarratto.
TECHNICAL DATA
DENOMINATION DOC: DOC Monreale
PRODUCTION AREA: Grisì - Monreale (PA)
GRAPE VARIETY: Catarratto
SOIL: Clay
TRAINING SYSTEM: Espalier training with Guyot pruining
VINEYARD EXTENSION: 8 Ha
GRAPES PER HECTAR: 4.500 grapes/Ha
PRODUCTION: 85 quintals/Ha
WINE MAKING PROCESS: Selective grape harvest. Temperature controlled fermentation (15 - 18 °C). Storage in steel tanks for 8 months. Aging in bottle for 60 days.
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR: Straw yellow with elegant green shades
BOUQUET: Fruity smell with notes of broom and elder
PALATE: Fresh, fruity and well-balanced body
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12°
AWARDS
BIBENDA, FONDAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIER
CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES
GUIDA ESSENZIALE AI VINI D’ITALIA, DOCTOR WINE
2020, 94 Points: Lu Bancu 2018
2019, 92 Points: Lu Bancu 2017
FALSTAFF
GUIDA AI VINI DI SICILIA, AIS SICILIA
I MIGLIORI VINI ITALIANI, LUCA MARONI
I VINI DI VERONELLI, LUIGI VERONELLI
2018, 88 Points: Lu Bancu 2016
MUNDUS VINI
SLOW WINE
2019, Grande Vino: Lu Bancu 2017
2018, Vino quotidiano: Lu Bancu 2016
SUD TOP WINE, TAORMINA GOURMET
TOP HUNDRED, GOLOSARIA
VINI DI SICILIA, GIORNALE DI SICILIA
2019, Vino Top: Lu Bancu 2017
2018, Vino Top: Lu Bancu 2016
VITAE, ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIER
VINI BUONI D’ITALIA
5 STAR WINES, VINITALY
LU BANCU
TREASURES
A name linked to an ancient popular legend narrating the story of a hidden treasure in the Feudo Disisa estate and never found for one of the oldest sicilian grapes: the Catarratto.
TECHNICAL DATA
DENOMINATION DOC: DOC Sicilia
PRODUCTION AREA: Grisì - Monreale (PA)
GRAPE VARIETY: Catarratto
SOIL: Clay
TRAINING SYSTEM: Espalier training with Guyot pruining
VINEYARD EXTENSION: 8 Ha
GRAPES PER HECTAR: 4.500 grapes/Ha
PRODUCTION: 85 quintals/Ha
WINE MAKING PROCESS: Selective grape harvest. Temperature controlled fermentation (15 - 18 °C). Storage in steel tanks for 8 months. Aging in bottle for 60 days.
TASTING NOTES
COLOUR: Straw yellow with elegant green shades
BOUQUET: Fruity smell with notes of broom and elder
PALATE: Fresh, fruity and well-balanced body
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12°
AWARDS
BIBENDA, FONDAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIER
CONCOURS MONDIAL DE BRUXELLES
GUIDA ESSENZIALE AI VINI D’ITALIA, DOCTOR WINE
2020, 94 Points: Lu Bancu 2018
2019, 92 Points: Lu Bancu 2017
FALSTAFF
GUIDA AI VINI DI SICILIA, AIS SICILIA
I MIGLIORI VINI ITALIANI, LUCA MARONI
I VINI DI VERONELLI, LUIGI VERONELLI
2018, 88 Points: Lu Bancu 2016
MUNDUS VINI
SLOW WINE
2019, Grande Vino: Lu Bancu 2017
2018, Vino quotidiano: Lu Bancu 2016
SUD TOP WINE, TAORMINA GOURMET
TOP HUNDRED, GOLOSARIA
VINI DI SICILIA, GIORNALE DI SICILIA
2019, Vino Top: Lu Bancu 2017
2018, Vino Top: Lu Bancu 2016
VITAE, ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA SOMMELIER
VINI BUONI D’ITALIA