Bianco Terre Siciliane 'Altomare' (Grillo)

Italy
Sicily
2020

Grillo as a synthesis of Nino's experience, from four different vineyards, planted 1975 to 2009, harvested in different periods and treated in different ways: part direct-pressed, part maceration, part whole-bunch infusion, part coming from Nino's oxidative wine called Altogrado.  Once blended it's aged for a year in 2500L chestnut casks.

93 points
"The 2021 Bianco Altomare is a deep golden color with an orange hue. It lifts from the glass with a savory blend of rubbed sage, ash and dried apricots. Soft and round, this washes across the palate with honeyed orchard fruits and inner floral tones complicated by flinty minerality. The 2021 cleans up beautifully, long and potent yet fresh, with a pleasant bitter sensation and a salty flourish that keeps the mouth watering for more. The Bianco Altomare, a varietal Grillo matured in chestnut casks, is a wild wine. Fantastic."
ERIC GUIDO,
Vinous.com
June 2024

SKU/Code: 
DB4612-20
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Grillo
Farming Type: 
Organic