2024 Solitaire Grillo
2024 Solitaire Grillo
VARIETY Continuing our love affair with all things Mediterranean, Grillo is an ancient Sicilian white grape variety. The fruit for this wine is sources from the very first McLaren Vale plantings of Grillo grown by Chalk Hill Viticulture in their Lanark’s Vineyard.
TASTES LIKE Grapefruit, honeysuckle and sea-spray. Oyster shell minerality. Excellent weight, length and texture wrapped around bright natural acidity. The palate also has melon, pear and citrus blossom. Full rich mouthfeel and a soft waxy finish.
DRINK WITH Grilled crayfish with butter and garlic or walnut-rolled goats cheese with honey
Vegan Friendly
MARCUS ELLIS HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION The sixth release of the Sicilian grape for Lino Ramble, with free run and pressings wild fermented in old French oak, where the wine stayed for 10 months. A pale gold in the glass, this is textural and flavourful, yet still with light-weighted verve the theme. Preserved lemon, cypress, quince, floral nectar, iced honey and chamomile tea, poached apple, sun-warmed rock and sea spray. There are no acid adjustments at this address, which the harmony on the palate attests to. Characterful and really delicious. 93 points Published May 2025