The Calamoni Estate
It is located on the central-southern side of the island, a few steps from the sea, and in the narrowest part of the strip of land overlooking the coast of Marsala, dominated by the high promontory of the island.
The vineyard extends over just under 5 hectares, bordered by the traditional dry stone walls which also characterized the rural landscape in the Egadi Islands.
The island of Favignana is a unique and unrepeatable habitat: most of the islands in the Mediterranean have a volcanic or granitic nature, however, the soil of Calamoni is made up of a quaternary calcarenite platform, formed under the sea over millions of years and composed of fossils (shells and fish skeletons) sedimented and incorporated by the pressure that the sea exerts on the seabed. It is a territory highly open to the winds that constantly blow from the sea towards this strip of land.
The microclimate created that characterises the island of Favignana has a considerable effect on the vegetative-productive cycle of the plants. The chemical and physical composition of the soil, the presence of salt water just two metres below the surface, the play of wind and the effect on daytime and nighttime temperatures, make this a truly extraordinary production environment. Environmental factors that we must interact with, understanding how they interact and the effects they can have on the vines planted. This extreme viticulture faces all of the difficulties inherent to an environment so heavily characterised by the presence of the sea, but it is also enriched by them and enhances the unique features and influences exerted by this habitat.
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