{"product_id":"catarratto-praruar-il-censo-paolo-bea-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Catarratto Praruar 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eIl Censo's Praruar is 100% Catarratto grown on the family estate outside Palazzo Adriano, in the south-central Sicilian highlands near Bivona. The vineyards sit at around 700 meters elevation on an undulating volcanic outcropping, farmed organically. Harvest is done by hand, typically in October.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name Praruar comes from an old locally spoken Greek and Albanian dialect word meaning \"turning toward gold\" — a reference both to the wine's color and to the extended skin contact that defines it. Maceration on the skins runs two to three weeks depending on vintage, with fermentation driven entirely by indigenous yeasts and no temperature control. The wine is aged in stainless steel and bottled without fining or filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2017 pours a deep golden-amber with a slight haze. The nose opens with dried nectarine, ginger, crushed green apple, and geranium, while the palate is broad and textural — inner sweetness anchored by brisk acidity, savory brown spice, and a cocoa note toward the close. Minerality and a saline bitterness run through from start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinification follows the non-interventionist principles of Giampiero Bea, son of the renowned Paolo Bea of Umbria, who has guided the estate since its replanting. The Praruar is Il Censo's flagship wine and one of the few serious, single-varietal expressions of Catarratto made anywhere in Sicily.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Il Censo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14082376335415,"sku":"CENSPRAU16C","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/catarratto-praruar-il-censo-paolo-bea-sicily-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780686125","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/catarratto-praruar-il-censo-paolo-bea-sicily-italy-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}