2024 Marco De Bartoli 'Vignaverde' Grillo Terre Siciliane, Sicily, Italy Athletes du Vin Vinification: Picked 2 to 3

Vinification: Picked 2 to 3 times at harvest

The finish is taut and building—an elegant evolution of structure rather than weight

with twice weekly bâtonnage

no pumping

precision and poise

2024 Marco De Bartoli 'Vignaverde' Grillo Terre Siciliane, Sicily, Italy Athletes du Vin Vinification: Picked 2 to 3100% Grillo. The Grillo comes from 9 hectares of 20 to 30 year old estate vines planted on the limestone rich, sandy loam soils of the Samperi contrada or zone in Marsala; the grapes for the Vignaverde or "green vine" are picked earlier than for any other De Bartoli white, generally in mid August, for maximum acidity and freshness. The organically farmed fruit is hand harvested, destemmed, gently pressed and then macerated with skins for approximately