Grillo Frizzante Rifermentato Meaterra 2022

The Grillo Frizzante Rifermentato from the artisanal winery Meaterra is a sparkling wine with a savoury and lively flavour, a perfect synthesis of the qualities of the terroir and the characteristics of the type. We are in Contrada Bausa, a few kilometres north-east of the municipality of Marsala, a place where winemaker Antonino Barraco, known as 'Nino', has been engaged in the production of artisanal and territorial wines since 2004. In this adventure he is accompanied by his wife, also a descendant of a family of wine producers.

Meaterra Grillo Frizzante Rifermentato is made from only Grillo grapes cultivated on red, sandy and calcareous soils in the Trapanese area, characterised by a warm and breezy, typically insular climate. Agronomic management follows the principles of organic farming and the harvest is carried out exclusively by hand. In the cellar, the grapes are gently pressed, followed by spontaneous alcoholic fermentation of the must in stainless steel tanks. After a period of maturation, also in stainless steel, the wine undergoes re-fermentation in an autoclave and is finally bottled under isobaric conditions in order to preserve the effervescence developed.

On visual inspection, Meaterra's Rifermentato Grillo Frizzante expresses a straw-yellow colour, traversed by a subtle effervescence. The olfactory context is described by very aromatic sensations of citrus and flowers, enriched by iodised mineral perceptions. The taste, taut and savoury, is characterised by a well-balanced structure, supported by fine bubbles in a lively and refreshing development. Due to its special organoleptic attributes, this sparkling wine is ideal as an aperitif or at the start of a meal, accompanying cheese and cured meat platters or seafood hors d'oeuvres.