Description
Expert Review — Vintage 2023
Wine Enthusiast — 90 Points (Danielle Callegari) | Savory, umami aromas of low tide, seaweed, and crushed shells on the nose, turning citrusy with abundant fresh lemon, lime, and grapefruit. The palate presents sweeter notes of sugared half-grapefruit and candied orange slices, balanced by teeth-tingling acidity and a flick of Maldon salt.
Winemaker’s Notes
Tenuta Rapitalà crafts Vìviri — meaning “live” or “drink” in Sicilian dialect — as a celebration of the Grillo variety at its most expressive. Grown on the sun-drenched hills of the Rapitalà estate, this wine is defined by its vibrant flavor and striking minerality.
Terroir & Vinification
Grillo vines are planted between 900 and 1,300 feet elevation on the Rapitalà estate, trained using the traditional Guyot system in soils of clay, small pebbles, and sand. The altitude imparts greater natural acidity, lending the wine its signature sapidity and mineral tension.
Grapes are harvested in mid-August, slightly before full ripeness to preserve the balance between sugar and acidity. The fruit is pressed, fermented, and aged entirely in temperature-controlled stainless steel — keeping the wine fresh, pure, and unoaked.
- Winery: Tenuta Rapitalà
- Appellation: Sicilia DOC, Sicily, Italy
- Varietal: Grillo
- Vintage: 2023
- Format: 750ml
- Elevation: 900–1,300 ft
- Oak: Unoaked — stainless steel
- Style: Crisp, mineral, citrus-driven
- Pairings: Fish, shellfish, light pasta, vegetables, fresh cheeses, chicken
