2021 Barraco Grillo 'Le Dame' Sicilia IGT 1.5L Magnum, Sicily, Italy Louis Magnin The textbook 2019 growing season

The textbook 2019 growing season

Fermentation with natural yeast and no additives

The vineyards date back to plantings that took place in 1890 and 1892 in the La Font du Pape lieu-dit and Barbe d’Asne lieu-dit

For these reasons (along with Chad’s constant need to explore the possibilities)

2021 Barraco Grillo 'Le Dame' Sicilia IGT 1.5L Magnum, Sicily, Italy Louis Magnin The textbook 2019 growing seasonOnly made in magnum, this is a special Grillo from 0. 2ha in Contrada Abbadessa, planted in 1989 in guyot, 140m above sea level. Harvest late August early September. The grapes were destemmed crushed and direct pressed (no maceration). Fermentation and aging was in 54L glass demijohns. Aged 7 months in demijohn and the a year in bottle. A mere 280 1. 5L bottles made (8 demijohns). Le Dame means "The Ladies" but it is also a play on damigiane