Duca di Salaparuta, Suòlo 3 Sauvignon Blanc, Terre

Sauvignon Blanc is unusual for Sicily, 'but we found a soil that's a mix between clay and calcareous where we planted Sauvignon Blanc,' explained head winemaker, Barbara Tamburini. This wine - designed, she tells me, to appeal to an international audience - is textured, airy and exotic, showing green fruits with flashes of mango and passion fruit then a spicy white pepper finish. Partially fermented in new barriques with a very light toast.