Gurrieri Sicilia Grillo 2024
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The Land
Gurrieri farms in the Val di Noto, in the Iblei Mountains of southeastern Sicily, inside the boundaries of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, the island's only DOCG. The family's plots sit around Chiaramonte Gulfi and Mazzarrone, in the province of Ragusa, on calcareous soils that give the wines structure and a mineral edge uncommon in warmer Sicilian sites. A ventilated Mediterranean climate with real day-to-night temperature swings keeps the fruit from turning flat despite the heat, and it's this combination, limestone and airflow, that gives Gurrieri's Grillo more lift than most.
The Wine
100% Grillo, hand-harvested in two passes to catch grapes at different points of ripeness, then chilled, softly crushed, and fermented in temperature-controlled tanks. After malolactic conversion the wine rests before bottling and a further period in bottle to let it come together. Grillo's natural tendency toward richness and low acid is kept in check here by the vineyard's altitude and airflow, producing a wine with real freshness alongside its weight: citrus and orchard fruit up front, a saline undercurrent, and enough texture to stand up to food.
The People
Vincenzo and Graziella Gurrieri spent fifty years farming grapes and olives for their own family's table before their children, Giovanni and Angela, decided to turn the family's land into a commercial winery in 2010. Giovanni now runs production from 3.2 hectares around Chiaramonte Gulfi and Mazzarrone, farming organically and working almost exclusively with native Sicilian varieties: Nero d'Avola, Frappato, Grillo, and some Syrah. Production stays small on purpose, around 3,000 bottles per label, a scale that lets the family farm and bottle by hand rather than by machine. Vincenzo still works the vineyard alongside his son.
Food Pairing
Gurrieri's Grillo pairs naturally with Sicilian cooking: grilled swordfish with capers and olives, a plate of caponata, fried arancini, or a simple pasta with anchovies and breadcrumbs.
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