Marco De Bartoli
Pietra Nera 2025
| Denomination | IGT Terre Siciliane |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 11.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Zibibbo |
| Aging | Ageing: 2/3 in stainless steel tanks for 6 months and 1/3 in barriques. |
- Grape variety and type: Dry white from 100% Zibibbo, IGT Terre Siciliane
- Characteristics: Aromatic and mineral bouquet, volcanic savouriness and a clean finish
- Origin: Island of Pantelleria, Cufurà and Ghirlanda areas on volcanic terraces
- Winemaking: Hand-harvested, 24-hour cold maceration and spontaneous fermentation
- Serving: Aged for 6 months in steel and barrique; ideal with raw seafood at 12–14 °C
Description
What type of wine it is
Pietranera by Marco De Bartoli is a dry white wine that expresses the authentic essence of Zibibbo from Pantelleria, produced within the Terre Siciliane designation. Fermentation occurs spontaneously using indigenous yeasts, defining an aromatic and mineral profile. On the palate, the pronounced sapidity blends with an ideal balance between freshness and structure, offering a crisp and vibrant sip. This dry white wine proves perfect for accompanying shellfish, raw seafood, oysters and spicy dishes.
Where it comes from
The vineyards are located in the Cufurà and Ghirlanda districts, on steep volcanic terraces. Cultivation adopts the traditional alberello pantesco (Pantelleria bush-vine) system, a practice that requires exclusively manual intervention and represents an example of heroic viticulture. The mineral-rich soils give the wine a marked sapid depth. Planting density and low yields allow for rigorous selection, ensuring excellent aromatic concentration in the bunches and enhancing the expressive strength of the territory.
How it is produced
The manual harvesting of the grapes takes place during the first ten days of September. After de-stemming and gentle pressing, the must undergoes a cold maceration for twenty-four hours. Soft pressing and low-temperature decantation follow, with only the clear part sent for fermentation in stainless steel. The six-month ageing is split between stainless steel tanks and small barrels, a technical solution designed to enrich the wine's complexity while preserving its natural vivacity.
History and interesting facts
Created in 1989 from the intuition of Marco De Bartoli, Pietranera is the first dry Zibibbo from Pantelleria. This elegant white wine embodies the pure essence of heroic viticulture, coming to life on the steep volcanic terraces of Cufurà and Ghirlanda. The vines, cultivated using the traditional Pantelleria bush-training system protected by UNESCO, ensure exceptional aromatic concentration. The meticulous hand-harvesting and the use of indigenous yeasts celebrate an uninterrupted family passion, delivering an unforgettable savoury character to the palate.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
08 - 10 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1980
- Oenologist: Renato e Sebastiano De Bartoli
- Bottles produced: 250.000
- Hectares: 25
Marco De Bartoli has signs of these every day fights, but he has won against all odds, with the tenacious, stubborn conviction of being right, and in order to demonstrate it, he speaks a lot, as it is common in Sicily, not to speak about himself, but to allow me to drink: here it is his greatest evidence.
Today he has a family of which he is proud of: Renato and Sebastiano, sons, are quite adults, while Josephine, the younger daughter, inherited the name of his great-grandmother, of French origins. Read more
| Name | Marco De Bartoli Pietra Nera 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green still aromatic |
| Denomination | Terre Siciliane IGT |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 11.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Zibibbo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Marco De Bartoli |
| Story | History and interesting facts Created in 1989 from the intuition of Marco De Bartoli, Pietranera is the first dry Zibibbo from Pantelleria. This elegant white wine embodies the pure essence of heroic viticulture, coming to life on the steep volcanic terraces of Cufurà and Ghirlanda. The vines, cultivated using the traditional Pantelleria bush-training system protected by UNESCO, ensure exceptional aromatic concentration. The meticulous hand-harvesting and the use of indigenous yeasts celebrate an uninterrupted family passion, delivering an unforgettable savoury character to the palate. |
| Origin | Island of Pantelleria, Cufurà and Ghirlanda districts |
| Soil composition | Terraced hillside, volcanic |
| Cultivation system | Pantellerian bush-trained vines |
| Plants per hectare | Two thousand, five hundred |
| Yield per hectare | 50 quintals per hectare |
| Harvest | First ten days of September |
| Production technique | Manual harvesting with bunch selection; destemming and gentle crushing; cold maceration for approximately 24 hours; soft pressing; low-temperature settling of the must; spontaneous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts; ageing for 6 months between stainless steel tanks and barriques. |
| Wine making | Manual harvesting with selection of the bunches; destemming and soft crushing; cold maceration for approximately 24 hours; gentle pressing; settling of the must at low temperature for 48 hours; spontaneous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks using indigenous yeasts; ageing for 6 months: 2/3 in stainless steel tanks and 1/3 in barriques. |
| Aging | Ageing: 2/3 in stainless steel tanks for 6 months and 1/3 in barriques. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |