The organic Feudo Montoni 2021 Sicilia Grillo Timpa has a pretty bouquet that is woven tight with summer peach, pear and honey. This Grillo offers a slightly waxy or oily texture with subtle mineral tones and fresh acidity. Production is 72,000 bottles.

Here's another organic wine from Fabio Sireci of Feudo Montoni, this one aged on the lees in cement for 6 months. The 2020 Sicilia Grillo Timpa is very fragrant and floral, and the wine shows terrific purity throughout. Aromas of peach blossom and honeysuckle are put on full display, and there are soft touches of beeswax and Sicilian candied fruit. Pretty mineral notes play into the charming sweet versus dry contrasts that you get in this release of 36,000 bottles. "Timpa" is the local term for a steep climb, which gives you an idea of the terrain where this Grillo is grown at more than 700 meters in altitude and the work involved in its cultivation. The wine offers outstanding value.

I am reminded of the wind-swept waves of grass you see when you look over the beautiful expanse of this property in inland Sicily. The 2018 Sicilia Grillo Timpa is a balanced and fresh white wine that delivers equal parts citrus, fruit and sharp mineral intensity. Then, you get that attractive smell of freshly cut wild grasses.

From the Agrigento area of Sicilia, the 2017 Sicilia Grillo della Timpa has a sharp, grassy personality with bright citrus and topical fruit. The wine is fresh, zesty and easy to drink. The mouthfeel in this vintage is a bit thin. I tasted this wine twice, once in April 2018 and once in October 2018, and the second tasting revealed more oxidative notes of candied orange peel and canned peach. For that reason, I have adjusted my score downwards. I feel like this hot vintage is quickly nearing the end of its drinking life.