PRINCIPI DI BUTERA

AN ANCIENT FEUDAL DOMAIN NESTLED IN A LUXURIANT AND PEACEFUL OASIS IN SICILY

In the deepest and most austere heartlands of Sicily lies an oasis of rare and exquisite beauty, home to Sicily’s greatest native grape varieties and the chosen habitat of Nero d’Avola. The estate surrounds an ancient manor that belonged to the Princes of Butera, in one of the most mineral-rich areas on the Island, a stone’s throw from the Mediterranean coasts and situated between the Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) and Piazza Armerina.

The variety and organic content of the lands, combined with the particularity of a microclimate that benefits from sea breezes, make these ancient lands the ideal place for sustainable viticulture and a unique reserve for biodiversity. These terroirs, with their colourful citrus fruits and scents of Mediterranean scrub, yield elegant wines with refined fragrances and ideal intensity and freshness.

ALCUNI DATI SU QUESTA TENUTA

TOTAL HECTARES
320

HECTARES OF VINES
170

WORKING TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

We aim for diversity, stability and flexibility of natural ecosystems.

We use green manure, a traditional agronomic practice which consists in burying specific crops, in order to maintain or increase soil fertility. We have eliminated the use of weeding and all fertilizations are of organic origin.

We protect the vineyards from the European vine moth by using the mating disruption method. We adopt biological defense methods in the vineyard, based on the use of living organisms to counter the spread of vine parasites.

We preserve part of the local fauna and flora by maintaining 50 hectares of arable land and pasture and also 25 hectares of olive groves. Both are certified organic.

When the vine needs emergency irrigation.

Principi di Butera boasts an extremely efficient rainwater collection system that feeds a tank which is used for emergency irrigation. Through this method it is possible to rationalize water based on the weather forecast.

Special pressure chambers allow us to promptly measure the hydration level of the vines, ensuring irrigation only when strictly necessary.

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