2021 Marilena Barbera "Ti Vitti" Menfi Inzolia Sicilia IGT

“No tricks, no frills, just wine.”- Marilena

How about a minimal intervention wine that doesn't flaunt or take advantage of a capitalistic trend, that tastes pure and clean, AND that doesn't cost you boat loads of money?

Marilena Barbera makes fantastic wine in the are of Menfi, western Sicily, a zone that gets little love due to the uptick and obsession over Etna and southeastern Sicilian wines. She bottles native grapes and nostalgically plays with some international grapes that her grandfather planted. In addition to making focused wines with no additives, Marilena also studies various biotypes of her grapes- she brings an infinite curiosity which will only contribute to the overall understanding of her growing zone and grapes to consumers and professionals alike.

Tivitti Inzolia grows in dark fertile soils with an abundance of limestone. The limestone and cooling sea breezes Marilena considers the reasons for her wines high acidity.

a full mouth feel, yet zingy inzolia. So far my preferred expression- the richness and ripeness of Sicily, with saline minerality and brightness.