Feudo Disisa Catarratto 'Lu Bancu' 2024

Nestled among the fertile valleys that stretch from the mountains of the Corleonese area to the Gulf of Castellammare, Feudo Disisa is a 400-hectare estate dedicated to the farming of vines and olive trees, owned by the Di Lorenzo family since 1867.  Passed down from one generation to the next, the love and respect for the land are today as strong as ever, thanks to the work and passion of a fifth-generation family of winemakers. Today, the family company is run by Renato Di Lorenzo together with his wife Maria Paola and their children Laura and Mario. 

Sicily is a land of myths and legends. It is precisely one such legend, that of 'Lu Bancu di Disisa', that inspired the Di Lorenzo family in the naming of this label. Two local tales, Lu Bancu and Granmassenti tell of a mysterious treasure supposedly hidden in a cave located inside the estate but never found. Grecu di Livanti is also inspired by this ancient lore: legend has it that a Greek man from Levante (Turkey) came to Sicily, determined to find the fabled treasure 'Lu Bancu di Disisa'. All monovarietals, these three wines of the Tesori line are obtained from native vines of the Sicilian tradition: Catarratto, Nero d'Avola and Perricone, an authentic expression of the island's age-old winemaking tradition.

Catarratto is a grape variety from the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, and is mostly used in the production of light, easy-drinking white wines. Despite being grown almost exclusively in Sicily, it is one of Italy’s most commonly planted grape varieties, making up around 60 percent of the island’s total vineyard area. This is a pristine, high quality example of the grape.

The origins of Feudo Disisa have their roots in one legendary domination: that of the Normans. This was in the twelfth century, under the rule of the King of Sicily William II, known as Willian the Good, son of William I of Hauteville and Margaret of Navarre. William II ascended the throne at the very young age of twelve and his reign ushered in a new season of peace and reconciliation with the many Sicilian cities hostile to Norman rule. Feudo Disisa was a gift bestowed by King William to the Archbishop of Monreale, the proceeds of which were meant to fund the construction of the city’s cathedral. It was a generous gift, of great agronomic value, and the very name of the estate is a direct testimony of the extraordinary beauty of the place. Disisa derives from the Arabic word "Aziz", which means "the splendid": a term that was already used in 1200 by the emirs who came from the desert to describe the city of Palermo and the beauty of its surrounding countryside, the Conca d'Oro, with its rich farmland fragrant with the aroma of Mediterranean herbs, adorned with palm trees and fountains scattered in the valleys around the Sicilian capital.