Generazione Mille898 Grillo
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2023
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled seafood, pasta with clams, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Generazione Mille898' range by Cantine Nicosia pays tribute to the historic founding year of 1898, celebrating over a century of Sicilian winemaking heritage. While the family is deeply rooted on the slopes of Mount Etna, this expression showcases Grillo, one of Sicily's most celebrated indigenous white grape varieties. Historically famous as the backbone of Marsala, Grillo has undergone a modern renaissance as a dry, aromatic table wine. Cultivated in vineyards that benefit from the intense Sicilian sun and cooling maritime breezes, the grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness to preserve their natural acidity. Vinified entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, this wine captures the pure, vibrant essence of the variety, offering a sensory journey filled with notes of citrus blossoms, white peach, and a distinct saline minerality that speaks of the Mediterranean coastline.
🍾 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
Grillo
🍷 ABV
12.5%