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NATURAL WINES BY ALDO VIOLA
Aldo Viola works near Alcamo in western Sicily, not far from Palermo, with yellow flowers and cover crops growing between the vines. He played football professionally before coming back to wine, studied oenology in Marsala and was the first oenologist at Centopassi, the cooperative that farms land confiscated from the mafia. Catarratto, Grillo and Grecanico grow on the steep, iron-rich Timpi Rossi, the red hills. His Syrah grows 30 km away at 350 metres. His brother Alessandro makes wine on the other side of town on different soils, and the styles are very different.
Aldo's wines are structured, raw and fairly classic. The whites spend months on their skins, and sulphur goes in only when needed, never more than 20 mg/l in total. Brutto is Catarratto, crown-capped before the wild ferment finishes. We love the Plus Syrah with a steak, and the Brutto pét-nat for something easier.
