Il Mortellito

Calaiancu Terre Siciliane Grillo

8.928 ratings
8.94 pro ratings
Sicily, Italy
Grillo, Catarratto
Top Notes For
Chris MacLean

A bit plump around the edges. Good complexity but also somehow heavy

A bit plump around the edges. Good complexity but also somehow heavy

Jan 19th, 2022
Casey Schneider-Mizell

Damn, this is like drinking mottled late afternoon honey-tinted sunlight while looking out over the ocean. Peaches, starfruit, almond, saline, grapefruit zest.

Damn, this is like drinking mottled late afternoon honey-tinted sunlight while looking out over the ocean. Peaches, starfruit, almond, saline, grapefruit zest.

3 people found it helpfulJan 5th, 2021
Eric Urbani

Sicilian. Love the weight and viscosity.

Sicilian. Love the weight and viscosity.

1 person found it helpfulApr 23rd, 2019
Paul K Sorbo

Paul had this 7 years ago

Paul had this 7 years ago

1 person found it helpfulOct 22nd, 2017
Bart Bartlett

A rich blend with notes of grapefruit, sea salt, and oak.

A rich blend with notes of grapefruit, sea salt, and oak.

Sep 9th, 2024
Pooneet K

Nice. Not overly complex, but great texture and nice acids.

Nice. Not overly complex, but great texture and nice acids.

Sep 27th, 2021
Roberto Carli

So good! You can taste the sunshine. Nose is rustic but pleasant with orange blossom, probably some skin contact, ripe saline fruit. On the palate it’s mineral, not at all cooked and with fresh, high acidity. Wow!

So good! You can taste the sunshine. Nose is rustic but pleasant with orange blossom, probably some skin contact, ripe saline fruit. On the palate it’s mineral, not at all cooked and with fresh, high acidity. Wow!

Aug 27th, 2021
Andrew Schirmer

Lovely stuff—just enough skin contact to keep things interesting without going full orange. 90% grillo, this has great texture, acid, & palate. Only really lacking aromatics. Peach, lime zest, saline for days, bright acid. Fabulous.

Lovely stuff—just enough skin contact to keep things interesting without going full orange. 90% grillo, this has great texture, acid, & palate. Only really lacking aromatics. Peach, lime zest, saline for days, bright acid. Fabulous.

Aug 3rd, 2021
Mark

Familiar in a good way

Familiar in a good way

Mar 3rd, 2021
William Paley

clarion call for consumption. deeply stony pez pulse. reminds me of a photograph of fire.

clarion call for consumption. deeply stony pez pulse. reminds me of a photograph of fire.

May 12th, 2020