Generazione Mille898 Frappato
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled tuna steak, roasted chicken, tomato-based pasta dishes
✨ Technical Specifications
The Generazione Mille898 line by Cantine Nicosia pays tribute to the winery's founding year of 1898, celebrating over a century of Sicilian winemaking heritage. While the Nicosia family is famous for their high-altitude volcanic wines on Mount Etna, this bottling shines a spotlight on Frappato, one of Sicily's most historic and charismatic indigenous red grapes. Sourced from vineyards that benefit from the island's intense sunshine and cooling sea breezes, this wine is crafted entirely in stainless steel tanks to preserve its delicate floral aromas and bright red fruit profile. It represents a joyful, fresh, and highly approachable style of Sicilian red wine that captures the vibrant spirit of the Mediterranean coast.
🍾 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
Frappato
🍷 ABV
12.5%