Il Censo

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Il Censo Catarratto Praruar 2017

$60.00

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Style: Skin-contact orange wine; golden-amber color; ginger, dried nectarine, apple and mineral aromas
Grapes & Terroir: 100% Catarratto; organic; volcanic soils, high-altitude site near Palazzo Adriano, Sicily
Winemaking: Hand-harvested; 2-3 weeks skin contact; indigenous yeasts; no temperature control; aged in stainless steel; unfined and unfiltered
Serving: Serve cool; orange-style skin-contact white
Pairing: Fish and seafood, white meats, grilled vegetables, goat cheese
Similar To: Other skin-contact Catarratto or Sicilian orange wines

Il Censo Praruar 2017 is produced by Gaetano and Nicoletta Gargano on their estate near Bivona, outside Palazzo Adriano in south-central Sicily, Italy. The wine is made exclusively from Catarratto grown organically on the estate. The grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is made in a non-interventionist style developed with Giampiero Bea, son of Paolo Bea. It is a skin-contact orange wine fermented with indigenous yeasts and bottled without fining or filtration.

Important information

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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Important Compliance Requirements

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If you'd like to receive a refund for a package that was returned to us after FedEx made three delivery attempts, we can do that but we must keep a $20 refund fee; FedEx charges us a lot of money for returns, unfortunately, I can't stress this enough.

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Heat/Frost damage

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2. As soon as your order ships from the warehouse, usually within 2-3 business days, this applies to all shipping rates, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with your tracking information. 2DAY shipping refers to shipping time; we still need 2-3 business days to prepare an order. We need to pick and pack, QA, add printed collateral, and palletize the orders.

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4. The carrier will attempt delivery a maximum of 3 times. After 3 delivery attempts, your package will be sent back to our warehouse.**

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**If delivery is attempted 3 times without success, or if you fail to retrieve your package from the carrier depot by the stated deadline, the shipping fee will not be refunded to the customer.

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Producer profile

Il Censo

Il Censo is a 65-hectare estate in Bivona owned by Gaetano Gargano and his wife Nicoletta. Gaetano's family, through his mother's side (family name Spoto), has owned Il Censo for over 200 years. Production over the years was principally grains and legumes, with a small vineyard and an old olive grove. The name Il Censo literally means census, most likely referring to the obligations of tenant farmers to pay tribute to the landowning family, a system dating back to feudal times.

The entire agricultural enterprise is managed organically. Gaetano replanted vineyards split between Catarratto and Perricone, later adding Nero d'Avola and Malvasia Nera, and revived an olive grove producing certified organic, unfiltered extra virgin olive oil. The grapes are harvested manually, with harvest usually occurring in October.

Vinification is conducted under the principles developed by Giampiero Bea, son of Paolo Bea of Umbria. For Praruar, the Catarratto maintains skin contact for two to three weeks, fermenting with indigenous yeasts and no temperature controls. The wine ages in stainless steel and is bottled without fining or filtration.

Wine region

Sicily, Italy

Il Censo lies near Bivona, outside the town of Palazzo Adriano in the south-central zone of Sicily, located about 30 miles south of Palermo and at an elevation of roughly 1,900 feet above sea level. Summers are hot, but nights cool significantly due to the elevation. The vineyards sit high on an undulating volcanic outcropping, and the wines come from pure volcanic soils on high-altitude sites.

The wine is bottled under the Terre Siciliane IGT designation. Catarratto is a white grape native to Sicily, mostly cultivated in the western part of the island and historically used in Marsala production. Higher-elevation Catarratto vineyards show more crisp acidity and minerality, making them suited to dry white wines.

Frequently asked question

When is my order shipping?

We are doing your best to ship your order in 2-3 business days.

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Do I have to sign upon delivery?

Yes, someone 21 years or older must sign for the package.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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What if I miss a delivery?

Worry not, we have options, but please read carefully.

If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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