100% Grillo. From organically farmed estate vines in the Samperi contrada of Marsala, picked the earliest of all for De Bartoli's "Vignaverde" or "green vine" wine. The vines are 30 years old, planted on sandy, limestone-rich loam and trained in both Guyot and alberello. The bunches are hand-...

100% Grillo. From organically farmed estate vines in the Samperi contrada of Marsala. They are 30 years old, planted on sandy, limestone-rich loam and trained in both Guyot and alberello. The very best Grillo bunches from the harvest are selected for "Grappoli del Grillo". They are gently pressed...

Catarratto Lucido, guyot, planted in 2011, harvested in September at 33 hl/ha.  Destemmed, pressed, fermented and aged in stainless steel.  Released in March 2022, unfined/unfiltered.  6,600 bottles made. 11.7% abv.

Grillo from contrada Rina Vecchia, in Castelvetrano, about an hour's drive from the Baracco cellar. Vines planted in 1975.  10-20m above sea.  Sandy, iron-rich red soil over limestone. 24 hours of maceration. Fermentations between stainless steel and 3000L chestnust cask. Aging between concrete and...

Catarratto, from a 0.8ha vineyard at sea level, recently taken in rental, vines planted in 1989.  Sandy/silty topsoil, but chalk below the surface.  Direct-pressed (no maceration), fermented in stainless steel and aged between steel and used oak tonneaux for 8 months. Tiny production of just 600...

Grillo from 0.2ha in Contrada Comuna (Mazara del vallo-  iron-rich red soil) and Contrada Abbadessa (Marsala-  limestone-based clay), both over limestone mother rock. Planted in 1977.  The grapes are harvested in mid-September at full ripeness.  Destemmed, crushed, with 24 hours of maceration....

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...