Tasting - Tonnino Grillo 2014

If there's one thing I love about the Vintage Cellar wine tastings, it's that I always know the white wines will come first. On Thursday, February 18 the first wine on the list was this 2014 Grillo "Tonnino" from Sicily, Italy. While it's regular price is $14, the sale price on this wine was $7.95 (plus an additional 10% off for the wine class), which was a steal. 

The Vintage Cellar provided the following review from Wine Spectator:
"Fruit-forward and tangy, this light-bodied, snappy white offers flavors of guava, apricot, candied grapefruit zest and stone. Drink now. 20,000 cases made."

At first glance, I noticed that this wine was somewhat darker than the "typical" first white wine at these weekly tastings, but had a very nice golden color to it. The smell came across to me as very fruity and strong the citrus side, with possible traces of peach. Upon tasting, I noted that this grillo was especially fruity with notes of a smooth citrus taste and hints of tree fruit, though I couldn't specify whether it was more of an apple or pear flavor. I tasted a slight bit of honey, which is what I think provided the subtle, but smooth sweetness of this wine.

Overall, I found that my ideas on the taste actually somewhat lined up with the actual description - which is a first. I definitely got the citrus and tree fruit flavors, as well as aromas with this tasting.

I thought that this wine was very light, which is personally what I prefer in wine and I really enjoyed it. While I did not have this wine paired with food, I did take home a bottle and hope to pair it with food in the future.