2021 Note di Bianco

The grapes come from the contrada Pietra Rinosa down the valley (250m) on clayey soils. Grillo is a local variety which adapts easily to drought and makes for sunshine-y, meadowsweet and herbaceous wine. Grillo, cutely, means cricket in the local dialect and is celebrated as such through Alessandro’s labels. Vines are 15yo, grapes were harvested early September at 40hh and directly pressed. It was fermented and aged in stainless steel before early bottling in December. This is the azienda’s ...Read More...

The grapes come from the contrada Pietra Rinosa down the valley (250m) on clayey soils. Grillo is a local variety which adapts easily to drought and makes for sunshine-y, meadowsweet and herbaceous wine. Grillo, cutely, means cricket in the local dialect and is celebrated as such through Alessandro’s labels. Vines are 15yo, grapes were harvested early September at 40hh and directly pressed. It was fermented and aged in stainless steel before early bottling in December. This is the azienda’s flagship, fruit forward with lovely pear skin bitters, it is joyful, fresh, lifted by a citrusy and salty finish. Alessandro tends 5ha on Mount Bonifato, right up the mountain pass to approx 600-700m altitude, laid over a geological fault with sand on one side and limestone on the other. This complexity of soils as well as abundant underground water and the cool sea breeze make for an extremely qualitative terroir drenched in Sicilian sun. They are tremendously enjoyable. 

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