Transparent, bright clear pale yellow.
Scents of lemon peel, harb, lemongrass with hint of limestone, salt or mineral and tomato.
Intense acidity, salty, minerals, crispy. Comfortable bitterness. Dry and good shape.
Transparent, bright clear pale yellow.
Scents of lemon peel, harb, lemongrass with hint of limestone, salt or mineral and tomato.
Intense acidity, salty, minerals, crispy. Comfortable bitterness. Dry and good shape.
4 people found it helpfulJan 12th, 2015
Waxy lemon notes on nose, with good salinity and acid on palate. Paired well with my cauliflower soup, fennel-walnut gratin and Dungeness crab dinner.
Waxy lemon notes on nose, with good salinity and acid on palate. Paired well with my cauliflower soup, fennel-walnut gratin and Dungeness crab dinner.
2 people found it helpfulJan 15th, 2016
What six year old white looks lean, pale, touch brassy, taut, tight; well Chablis-yes; Clare riesling; probably not pale; Corton- yes; and this carricante from the eastern slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily; grown at 1000 m; join the tour to see it made from the Caselle district on Uncorked & Cultivated's 2015 Sicily Wine & Food Tour next autumn (October); this Benanti smells of mushrooms; brulee and honeycomb; has the slinkiest palate; 12%; taut acidity; great with stuffed Sciacca sardines; seaside view of course; note it is 2008 vintage
What six year old white looks lean, pale, touch brassy, taut, tight; well Chablis-yes; Clare riesling; probably not pale; Corton- yes; and this carricante from the eastern slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily; grown at 1000 m; join the tour to see it made from the Caselle district on Uncorked & Cultivated's 2015 Sicily Wine & Food Tour next autumn (October); this Benanti smells of mushrooms; brulee and honeycomb; has the slinkiest palate; 12%; taut acidity; great with stuffed Sciacca sardines; seaside view of course; note it is 2008 vintage
Jan 19th, 2015
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
