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

but you can notice a strong underlying and common thread of a sense of place as you move through each wine

followed by aging in large neutral French and Slavonian casks

Rich pink color and fruit character

Dufour has also expanded his Champagne range in recent years

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.