2023 Criante G23 Grillo, Sicily, Italy Hanzell Vineyards The “Steinterrassen” wines are something

The “Steinterrassen” wines are something like Vetter’s “1er Crus” – they are sourced from older vines from within the stone terraces

and quartzite

A historical producer in Montalcino that dates back to the 1960’s

followed by aging in large neutral French and Slavonian casks

This is was the third vintage of Japanese winemaker couple Rie et Hirofumi Shoji

2023 Criante G23 Grillo, Sicily, Italy Hanzell Vineyards The “Steinterrassen” wines are something100% Grillo from the east facing Contrada Modica vineyard, planted in 2011, trained in guyot. 360m above sea level, sedimentary soil with sandy topsoil. Harvested at the end of August at yields of 40hl ha. The grapes were destemmed and crushed, with free run juice fermenting and aging in stainless steel. Sulfur is added only at bottling.