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Bianco - Modus Bibendi, 2020

by: Elios

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Italy

Wine

White

Grillo

IGP Terre Siciliane

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Sulphites

30 mg/L

Grape Certification

Uncertified

Suitable for

Vegans

vegetarians

From the Grower

"From an organoleptic point of view the wine has features of the smell and the taste of grapes in the vineyard and has a complex bouquet reminiscence of green tea, balsamic notes and typical mediterranean plants such as sage, thyme and mint. In the mouth has a pleasant natural freshness given by the acidity of the grapes and has a high mineral flavor that leads to a remarkable drinkability."

Technical Information

Vineyard

Organic / Biodynamic (uncertified)
Soil type: Chalk, Clay

Cellar

Fermented spontaneously using low-intervention
Sulphites: Low sulphites: 30 mg/L
Fining (clarification): Unfined
Filtering: Filtered (10 microns)
Suitable for Vegans and vegetarians
Alcohol: tbc
Residual sugar: <1 g/L
Vessel type: Stainless Steel

Additional Information

THE IDEA: WHY WE DECIDED TO MAKE A GRILLO NATURAL WINE Grillo is one of the most interesting native Sicilian grapes, though difficult to grow and manage. Its very name “Grillo”, which in Italian means grasshopper, indicates the “hopping” nature of the variety, which often does not ripen uniformly and so the production of wine is not constant.

In the past it was “not respected” as a grape since it was harvested when over-ripe and used for blending in the production of Marsala, or vinified in small amounts, in imitation of French wines produced with Sauvignon blanc to cater for international tastes.

When we set our sights on the Grillo grapes cultivated in the Camporeale vineyard back in 2015, we decided to make it into the wine it is, Grillo, and not as a high grade or as a Sauvignon blanc. We wanted to give those grapes - and therefore the wine - a very clear identity, obtaining a medium-bodied wine with good acidity, well-balanced with its alcohol content. It has an aromatic profile reminiscent of the Mediterranean maquis rather than tropical fruit.

This is our way of interpreting Grillo and we strongly believe in its revival, but only if it is naturally vinified for what it really is, without copying French models.

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About Elios

We are Guido and Nicola, two sicilian friends deeply in love with theri native region. We strongly believe in authentic products, capable of transmitting vibrant emotions, which are the result of love for nature, respect for raw materials and human craftsmanship. In 2015 we left our jobs as consultants to give life to a project of our own: to change the fate of the grapes of our farms, which up to then had been sold on the cheap to industry, and to accord them the dignity they deserve, producing low intervention wines expression of our “terroir”. THE NATURAL WINE PROJECT The idea of producing a natural wine comes from the deep respect we have for nature. Man must, from our point of view, accompany the winemaking process without invasive intervention and the use of synthetic chemicals. Wine should not be a product to be tailored to the taste of consumers, but an expression of nature and of the area from which the grapes come from. For the production of our wines we do not use any chemicals, but simply grape juice and a minimum quantity of sulphites. MODUS BIBENDI wants to comunicate our respect for Nature and the awareness that wine should be a genuine product. The choice is clear, the result is a different way/style (MODUS) to drink (BIBENDI) the wine (”MODUS BIBENDI” are latin words). The winemaking process is done in the cellar of one of our friends in Gibellina (TP), where we bring the grapes of our production. We chose to vinify only Sicilian native grapes. We started in 2015, producing wine with Grillo and Nero d’Avola, sicilian autoctones.

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