Etna Bianco DOC Pietrarizzo | 75cl

27,00
Tornatore’s Etna Bianco DOC impresses with drinkability and lively sip, characterized by vibrant freshness and a fine mineral trail. The grapes are harvested by hand in the municipality of Castiglione Sicilia, in the Pietrarizzo district, from which this Sicilian Bianco takes its name. It vinifies in 50 hl oak barrels at a controlled temperature and stays on the lees for about 5 months before bottling.
Data Sheet

VARIETY Carricante

AREA OF PRODUCTION ETNA, northern slope in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia

Pietrarizzo COUNTY

CULTIVATION SYSTEM Counter-espalier

PRUNING SYSTEM Spurred cordon

YIELD PER HECTARE 60 qli.

TIME OF HARVEST 2nd decade of October

Organoleptic Characteristics

Intense straw yellow with faint greenish reflections at the sight; pleasant hints of exotic fruit and especially grapefruit and white peach mark the nose of this wine, which shows its true identity on the palate with a very pleasant savoriness and freshness complemented by an extraordinary complexity and sweetness of taste.

Vinification

Grapes harvested by hand in small boxes are brought quickly to the canti- na where they undergo manual selection on a belt. De-stemmed and lightly crushed they arrive at the press where they are softly pressed. The resulting must is cold clarified and placed to ferment at a temperature of 15/16°C in 50 hl oak barrels. After fermentation is finished, the resulting wine rests on the fine lees for about five months.

Awards
Antonio Galloni​:
93/100 (2021)
James Suckling:
93/100 (2021)
Gambero Rosso:
Tre Bicchieri (2020)
Wine Enthusiast:
95/100 (2019)
Robert Parker​:
91/100 (2018)