Vino Lauria | Sicily | Grillo Giardinello DOC Sicilia | 2022 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Vino Lauria Grillo Giardinello DOC Sicilia 2022 (bio)In the heart of Sicily, a good 65 km southwest of Palermo, lies the winery in the Trapani Municipal Consortium. The family business was founded by Vito’s grandfather in 1958, but was closed in 1993 due to economic difficulties. Deeply rooted in his homeland, Vito Lauria nurtured the desire to revive the winery and carry his family’s winemaking heritage into the future. Familiar with his grandfather’s working methods from an early age, he decided to study viticulture and oenology. Grillo is native to the flat, calcareous soils around Trapani. Vito Lauria’s plot is called Giardinello di Rapitalà and is located a good 50 km east of Palermo on the gently rolling slopes around Alcamo at an altitude of 600-700 meters with a northerly exposure. This allows for long, even ripening and the optimal aromatic expression of the variety. Harvested at the end of August, the yield averages six tons per hectare. The grapes are pressed and macerated on the skins at a controlled temperature for 24 hours. Fermented spontaneously in steel tanks, the wine matures on the lees for six months before being released.

Colour

Intense straw yellow, bright and clear.

Nose

The first impression of VinoLauria’s 2022 Grillo Giardinello is a tray of citrus fruits: grapefruit, green mandarins, and cedro lemons outline its citrus side, before some fully ripe melon and small hairy quinces follow. All of this rests on an unshakably mineral foundation, scented with wet chalk and distinctive herbal-spicy notes of sage, green tea, and lemon balm.

Palate

Despite its expansive aromas, the first sip is incredibly disciplined and straightforward. Its blisteringly dry character is grounded by saline minerality, while the delicate phenolic notes flank it on the palate, underscoring the tart, Mediterranean herbal notes. The fruit is pleasantly restrained in the extract, and the ripe and charmingly integrated acidity carries all of this into the aromatically complex finish. A juicy, powerful, and pointed Grillo with a high drinking factor.

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