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Country: Italy
Producer: Benanti
Region: Sicily
Sub Region: Etna
Country: Italy
Producer: Benanti
Region: Sicily
Sub Region: Etna
Country: Italy
Producer: Benanti
Region: Sicily
Sub Region: Etna
Benanti offers a great introduction to some of the beautiful wines from Mount Etna, showing to promise of important indigenous grapes such as Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio.
Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio are at home at the high altitude of the Etna volcano and gives wines that are fragrant and mineral-driven. Rose petal and light berry aromas blur and soften the lines of those pretty mineral notes that are so strong at the beginning. The juicy palate evokes red … more
Eric Guido, Vinous 93 points "The 2021 Passorosso is coy in the glass, slowly opening with suggestions of dusty rose and dried strawberries complicated by a hint of sweet Indian curry. It's silky yet racy with a salty minerality that comes forward quickly, perfectly balanced by a core of juicy red fruit and autumnal spice. The Passorosso leaves the palate stained in youthful concentration as a bump of residual acidity maintains terrific freshness and licorice notes fade. What a beauty. … more
From vineyards near the Northern side of Mount Etna; Contrada Rampante, Solicchiata in Castligione di Sicilia; 2625 feet above sea level; Stony, light sandy loam. Hand selected and harvested in mid-October and soft pressed. Aged in stainless steel and rests in the bottle before release.Shows lovely fruit, distinctive acidity and the typical minerality of Etna wines.
100% Nerello Mascalese from a single vineyard near the village of Castiglione di Sicilia. These are from younger vines, only 40-50 years old! Aged mostly in steel with a short passage in old barrels, this is bright and juicy with red fruits, the palate pleasingly tannic and refreshing with classic mineral notes of Nerello from Etna.
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