Marco De Bartoli “Lucido” Catarratto 2024 from Sicilia IGT is a super bright, finely detailed Sicilian white that shows off the island’s coastal energy and the finesse of the Catarratto Lucido clone. This Marco De Bartoli Lucido 2024 spends around seven months on lees in stainless steel, building texture without losing any of its snap and freshness.

Aromatically it’s all citrus blossom, Mediterranean herbs and saline sea breeze over lemon, grapefruit and green apple, with subtle stone fruit and a gentle almond twist. The palate is crisp and linear yet surprisingly mouth‑filling, with tangy citrus and orchard fruit, savoury herbal notes and a lightly pithy, mineral finish that’s clean, dry and very moreish. It’s beautifully balanced and feels effortlessly classy in the glass.

It’s a spot‑on match for Sicilian classics like sarde a beccafico, grilled sardines, mussel soup, octopus and simple grilled white fish, plus prawn pasta, vongole and other shellfish dishes. It also pairs brilliantly with vegetable antipasti, caponata, fried zucchini, fresh goats cheese and lemony salads where its zip and saline edge really sing.