Integer Grillo 2022 De Bartoli

Integer Grillo is a white wine produced by Marco De Bartoli in Contrada Fornara Samperi, in the Marsala area, and obtained from 100% Grillo grapes, harvested manually. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 10-day maceration in used barrels, and further refinement in the same container for 10 months. It is finally bottled with a homeopathic addition of sulfur dioxide, depending on the vintage and in glass it rests for at least a further 3 months. Integer Grillo is a riot of Mediterranean scrub and Sicily on the nose, with hints of prickly pear and orange blossom, citrus fruits and salty notes, sweet spices and aromatic herbs. In the mouth it is persuasive, fresh and tasty, generous and long. Not at all an obvious but exceptional combination, tortilla de patatas!

Manufacturer: De Bartoli

Integer Grillo

️ Contrada Fornara Samperi, Marsala, Sicily

De Bartoli

  Cricket

2022

️  12.5%

  White wine

In contact with the skins for about 10 days in used barrels where it ages for another 10 months

Orange blossom and Sicilian flowers, peach and apricot, mineral with marked iodine notes and hints of wild herbs

Fresh and tasty, of excellent length, fine

Serving temperature 10°-12°

Omelettes

Vibrant

Contrada Fornara Samperi, Marsala, Sicily

Veronelli and Stefi rightly define Marco De Bartoli as a milestone in Italian viticulture, founder of a company, a heavenly Cerberus, between Samperi, 12 km from Marsala, and Bukkuram in Pantelleria.

Now in the saddle are Sebastiano and Giuseppina, the children of Marco, who passed away in 2011 too young.

Marco is described as a worthy Sicilian, volcanic and dreamer, impetuous and sunny, proud and southernist, defender of his land and his wine tradition, critical when it comes to those who have cleared Marsala or ruined Sicily. Bold and unrepeatable.

We at Apewineboxes would have loved to meet him in person, unfortunately it’s not possible; however we can respect it in appreciating its wonders. It makes us feel closer to him.

The company icon is Vecchio Samperi, a splendid Marsala which however is not fortified and therefore does not fall within the specifications of Marsala Vergine. A unique wine.