Alessandro di Camporeale, Sicilia DOC (Sicily, Italy) Grillo 2019

 This producer seems to take every variety seriously, and to make everything at a very high level.  If I had tasted more renditions of Grillo like this one, perhaps my expectations would be higher; I’ve had lots of them that seem very nicely suited to sipping thoughtlessly on a patio, but that’s about it.  This, by contrast, is so precise and fine, it just seems incomparably better that what I think of Grillo as being, and like a different thing altogether.  Aromas of white pear and lemon hold true on the palate as well, with flavors showing depth and breadth, but also a driving streak of citrus acidity.  Medium-bodied, with a subtle suggestion of minerality, this seems like a promising candidate for the cellaring, and this will be the very first bottle of Grillo in my cellar.