From our Grillo vineyards on the Mandranova Estate comes a wine of extraordinary freshness and balance, captivating interpretation of the most famous vine of Sicilian oenology.
GRILLO | VIGNA DI MANDRANOVA
WINE TYPE
white – DOC Sicilia – BIO
GRAPE VARIETY
100% Grillo
SERVING TEMPERATURE
10 – 12°C
SUGGESTED GLASS
medium size tulip-shaped glass to fully enjoy the bouquet
BEST WITH
matchless with risotto with artichokes, with red mullet fillets or swordfish rolls
A very fresh and aromatic wine, coming from one of the most renowned grape of the island that is perfectly adapted to the Contrada Mandranova’s microclimate. Its tropical and citrusy notes, cleverly enhanced by the work in the vineyard are combined to a long and mineral finish.
straw yellow with bright green reflections.
overwhelming and impactful with its fresh notes of grapefruit, papaya, mango, passion fruit well balanced by the most delicate of white peach and elderflower.
The strong mineral entry, almost salty, evolves into a powerful, long and well-balanced sweet final.
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2021
- Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
- 92 Points – Falstaff Sizilien Trophy
- 86 Points – Vinous
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2020
- 92 Points – Falstaff Sicilia Trophy
- 91 Points – Wine Enthusiast
- 90 Points – DoctorWine Guida Essenziale Vini d’Italia 2022
- Silver Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
- Red Award – The Wine Hunter Award Merano Wine Festival
- 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2022 Touring Club Italiano
- 5 Foglie – Guida Vini Bio
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2019
- 92 Points – Falstaff Sicilia Trophy
- 91 Points – Wine Enthusiast
- 90 Points – Vinitaly International Wine Guide 5 StarWine The Book Wine Without Walls
- 90 Points – DoctorWine Guida Essenziale Vini d’Italia 2021
- Attestato di eccellenza – Guida Vini Bio
- Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
- 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2021 Touring Club Italiano
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2018
- Tre Bicchieri – Vini d’Italia 2020 Gambero Rosso
- 93 Points – DoctorWine Guida Essenziale Vini d’Italia 2020
- 91 Points – Vinous
- 4 Stars – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2020 Touring Club Italiano
- Red Award – The Wine Hunter Award Merano Wine Festival
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2017
- 92 Points – Falstaff Grillo Trophy
- 92 Points – DoctorWine Guida Essenziale Vini d’Italia 2019
- Silver Medal – Concours Mondial de Bruxelles
Grillo Vigna di Mandranova 2016
- Golden Star – Vinibuoni d’Italia 2018 Touring Club Italiano
- 91 Points – Vinous
- 91 Points – DoctorWine Guida Essenziale Vini d’Italia 2018
- 89 Points – Wine Enthusiast
- Bronze Medal – Decanter World Wine Awards
Soil composition | hilly, clay-loam with medium presence of skeleton
Altitude | 340 meters above sea level
Age of vines | 2009
Production area | Contrada Mandranova in the Camporeale countryside
Training system | espalier training with Guyot pruning
No. of vines/hectare | 4.000
Yield/hectare | 7.0 tonnes
Harvest period | second ten days of August with manual harvest and grape selection
Crushing | the grapes are destemmed and cooled, then softly crushed in absence of oxygen
Alcoholic Fermentation | 15 days, in steel tanks, at low temperature (14-15 °C)
Ageing | 6 months in steel tanks on the fine lees at 10-12 °C
Bottle ageing | 2 months at controlled temperature (18 °C)
