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Benanti Etna Bianco Carricante 2016
100% Carricante from high altitude albarello (andldquo;little treeandrdquo;) trained vines. Powerful and racy with hints of white flowers and honeydew melon all with a mouth-watering saline finish. Carricante is indigenous to Etna and this is a perfect wine to get acquainted with this noble varietal.
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Fond of these wines, although this bottling is becoming rather expensive. Not much complexity.
Fond of these wines, although this bottling is becoming rather expensive. Not much complexity.
8.7Cathy Corison
Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery
Citrus and rocks. Lovely. Great value.
Citrus and rocks. Lovely. Great value.
9.0
Matt
Crushes rocks, white peach, green almond, fennel fronds, lemon zest and blossoms. Saline, slight smokiness, very mineral. Can taste the sun but feel the elevation of the vineyard, square and structural, not plush or round or easy to understand. Sang with white pizzas
Crushes rocks, white peach, green almond, fennel fronds, lemon zest and blossoms. Saline, slight smokiness, very mineral. Can taste the sun but feel the elevation of the vineyard, square and structural, not plush or round or easy to understand. Sang with white pizzas
9.2
Brian S
Very dry and crisp green apples, slight saline, very fresh and lively.
Very dry and crisp green apples, slight saline, very fresh and lively.
9.1
S.S. Mandani
This is a wine my wife bought me when she was not my wife. Just a mere girlfriend. Newly minted. It’s survived four moves and five homes. 20 seasons. The color has definitely warmed up a bit. Flourishes of golden swirls. Smells more like a Chardonnay than a caricante. Notes of honey and hazelnut. Still a line of minerality throughout. Citrus and orange peel. But the fruits have lightened and turned into something more nuanced and nutty. Beautiful and worth sitting on for 7 years and 10 years from the harvest.
This is a wine my wife bought me when she was not my wife. Just a mere girlfriend. Newly minted. It’s survived four moves and five homes. 20 seasons. The color has definitely warmed up a bit. Flourishes of golden swirls. Smells more like a Chardonnay than a caricante. Notes of honey and hazelnut. Still a line of minerality throughout. Citrus and orange peel. But the fruits have lightened and turned into something more nuanced and nutty. Beautiful and worth sitting on for 7 years and 10 years from the harvest.
9.5
Scott Melvin
Brine, citrus, mineral. Pared well with swordfish pomodoro.
Brine, citrus, mineral. Pared well with swordfish pomodoro.
9.2
Julie Obermeyer
Lovely wine. A bit lemony. High acid. Long finish.
Lovely wine. A bit lemony. High acid. Long finish.
9.3Michael Brown
Austere and stony/volcanic, with a citrusy acidity. Pairs well with light seafood.
Austere and stony/volcanic, with a citrusy acidity. Pairs well with light seafood.
8.7Rebecca Burgess
Very, VERY nice. Mellow, no floor polish, quite quaffable
Very, VERY nice. Mellow, no floor polish, quite quaffable
9.3Mai Otsuka
Bottle brought back from Sicily. Bit of bitterness hinting lime, lemon zest but also flavours of stone fruits. Flinty mineral reminds the volcanic soil of this region. Short finish, good food wine.
Bottle brought back from Sicily. Bit of bitterness hinting lime, lemon zest but also flavours of stone fruits. Flinty mineral reminds the volcanic soil of this region. Short finish, good food wine.
8.5
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