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Carricante from Etna, Sicily
Creamy and layered with a clean sweep of salinity framing flavours of golden apple, yellow plum, green almond and preserved lemon, plus fragrant hints of broom and wild thyme. Expands nicely on the palate but shows good tension and zesty drive through the racy finish.Wine Spectator 94 Points
Carricante from Etna, Sicily
The graceful white shows precision balance and a sense of finesse. Long and satiny on the palate, with vibrant, fine china like acidity acting as a springboard for layered flavours of nectarine, yellow plum and persimmon fruit, plus lemon oil, minerally salt and stone notes. Offers hints of mountain herbs and white pepper. Though hard to swap sipping today, this should also be a showstopper with cellaring.Wine Spectator 95 points
Sophistication, perfectly ripe yet not over ripe fruit. Very much in the mould of the Guardiola and Rampante Contrada! The 2024 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is delicate and understated, as a moody mix of crushed black cherries, dried wild herbs and cedar shavings evolves in the glass. Silken, pliant and seamless, it delivers ripe wild berry fruits across a core of saline minerality. This firms up through the finish with sweet tannins that frame the experience quite well. Eric Guido, Vinous 94 Point
Carricante from Etna, Sicily
A wee hit of sulphur blows off quickly in the glass. Holds this in good stead for a long life. Crystal clear. A layer of lanolin funk and spice floats above vibrant fruits that build on the palate fanning out offering great persistence.A little cleansing phenolics and fine acid balance a creamy mouthfeel. The fruit is nicely developed making for delicious drinking now with more to come.Spicy and full of tension, the 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Montalto bursts from the glass wit
Carricante from Etna, Sicily
2022 NOTE: A faint lick of larger format oak adds complexity without being intrusive and resolves quickly as the wine opens.Delicious! The perceived acidity is certainly higher than that of Montalto, sophisticated and delicate.Super-fine and flowing, a myriad of fresher flavours, I like Eric’s calls on candied lime, green apples and chamomile. Fabulous drinking fine and long with plenty more to come.The 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Santo Spirito lifts from the glass with a
Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily
There's an incredible diversity of styles across Etna, Arcurìa, is divine, delicate, perfumed, resting firmly in the feminine camp! The Arcurìa is beautifully fine and long, with a sense of grace and delicious perfume that entrances. Essential to give it a decanter and plenty of time for it to show you its full potential. Boy, when it does you go to a happy place.Graci, are, killing it! These are refined wines, beautifully balanced, elegant, with amazing textures, and, entrancing perfumes.
The latest Contrada from Terre Nere! No reviews available. I had a chance to suck on a 2017, a tasty beverage, clear the vineyard has strong potential.
The wonderfully floral and graceful 2023 Etna Rosso blossoms in the glass with mineral-laden crushed rocks, dusty rose and dried black cherries. Perfumed red berry fruits soothe as a tactile mineral crunch evolves toward the close. Tart cranberry saturation and nuances of spice remain, and edgy tannins pinch at the cheeks without detracting from the 2023's nearly sultry energy. Eric Guido, Vinous 94 Points
The Feudo di Mezzo from Terre Nere has more immediate generosity. Showing more of itself earlier than higher vineyards of Santo Spirito and Guardiola The purity of fruit and brightness is very impressive with blackberry, cherry and walnut undertones. It’s full, very tight and complete with really fine, polished tannins and a beautiful, long finish. Really balanced. Drink or hold.SucklingFeudo di Mezzo is a larger Contrada, sub-plots within it are important to recognise. One day I'll ge
Sophistication, perfectly ripe yet not over ripe fruit. Very much in the mould of the Guardiola and Rampante Contrada! A tight, linear red, showing cherry, watermelon and orange-peel aromas with hints of violets. It’s medium-bodied with a solid center palate and a racy finish. Drink or hold.Suckling
Carricante from Etna, Sicily
From the vineyard Frontebosco, in front of the forrest. Big jump in mid-palate weight from the Contrada Volpare with more exotics coming through in the mix. This is impressive, the underlying saline thing is there. Beautiful shape and flow, fans out building persistence and lingering citrus oils.Builds beautifully, super fine acid and nuanced, sophisticated phenolics that cleanse subtly. Seamless, harmonious and complete.Plenty more to come here. Drink it over 3-4 days & watch it s
Carricante from Etna, Sicily
"Crushed oyster shells and wet stones meet nectarines, raw almonds and hints of chlorophyll as the 2024 Etna Bianco Contrada Stella slowly evolves in the glass. A pretty inner sweetness combines with mineral-infused orchard fruits and honeyed inner florals over a stream of tantalizing acidity. It finishes gently tannic with a saline tinge and hints of sour lime." Eric Guido, Vinous 94 Points
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