Altavilla della Corte Grillo
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled fish, seafood pasta, fresh goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the rolling hills of the Borgo Guarini estate in the Trapani countryside, Firriato's Altavilla della Corte Grillo is a vibrant expression of one of Sicily's most historic white grape varieties. Traditionally prized as the backbone of Marsala, Grillo has undergone a modern renaissance, and this bottling showcases its potential as a fresh, aromatic dry table wine. The vines thrive in clay-loam soils under the intense Sicilian sun, tempered by cooling Mediterranean sea breezes. Firriato utilizes gentle pneumatic pressing and temperature-controlled stainless steel fermentation to preserve the grape's delicate aromatic profile, resulting in a wine defined by notes of tropical fruit, citrus blossom, and a distinct mineral salinity that reflects its coastal terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1984 by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara, Firriato has grown to become an architectural pillar of contemporary Sicilian viticulture. The estate stewards hundreds of hectares across Sicily's most ecologically distinct macro-zones: the sun-drenched, clay-limestone hills of the Trapani countryside (such as Baglio Sorìa and Borgo Guarini), the maritime Quaternary calcarenites of Favignana Island, and the high-elevation volcanic sands of Cavanera Etnea on Mount Etna. Viticulture is entirely certified organic and managed under a pioneering zero-carbon-impact philosophy. In the cellar, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves high-toned aromatic freshness, tension, and native varietal typicity before selective maturation in stainless steel or neutral wood. Firriato's white wine portfolio champions indigenous and naturalized cultivars—predominantly Grillo, Catarratto, and Zibibbo—yielding benchmark expressions like the saline, maritime-influenced Favinia La Muciara, the organic Caeles series, the floral Jasmin, and the radiant, naturally sun-dried Favinia Passule.
🍇 Grapes
Grillo
🍷 ABV
12.5-13%