Generazione Mille898 Catarratto
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, spaghetti alle vongole, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Generazione Mille898' range by Cantine Nicosia pays tribute to the founding year of the estate, celebrating over a century of Sicilian winemaking heritage. This Catarratto showcases one of Sicily's most historic and characterful indigenous white grape varieties. Grown in vineyards that benefit from the intense Mediterranean sunshine and cooling maritime breezes, the grapes develop excellent aromatic complexity while maintaining a vibrant natural acidity. To preserve the pristine fruit character and the delicate floral and citrus notes typical of the variety, the wine is fermented and aged entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, resulting in a fresh, bright, and mineral-driven expression of the Sicilian terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1898 by Francesco Nicosia on the eastern slopes of Mount Etna, Cantine Nicosia has evolved across five generations into an ambassador of Sicilian viticulture. Today steered by Carmelo Nicosia alongside his sons Francesco and Graziano, the estate combines modern winemaking precision with deep regional tradition under the guidance of head enologist Maria Carella. Vineyards span key microclimates across the island, notably the terraced volcanic sands and decomposed lava fields of Monte Gorna near Trecastagni at roughly 700 meters elevation, as well as limestone-rich calcareous soils in Vittoria. Working through certified organic farming and vegan-certified protocols, Nicosia focuses heavily on indigenous Sicilian varieties. Their benchmark white expressions—spanning Generazione Mille898 mono-varietals like Grillo, Insolia, and Catarratto, through to volcanic Etna Bianco and aromatic Balanubi bottlings—are distinguished by mineral tension, saline clarity, and authentic varietal character.
🍇 Grapes
Catarratto
🍷 ABV
12.5%