Producer | Tenuta delle Terre Nere |
Country | Italy |
Region | Sicily |
Subregion | Italy |
Varietal | Carricante |
Vintage | 2021 |
Sku | 92160 |
Size | 750ml |
100% Carricante grown in volcanic ash soils speckled with black pumice and solid volcanic rock at an altitude of 600-650 meters above sea level. Soft pressing, low temperature fermentation in French oak barrels of a capacity of 5 and 10 hectolitres. Malolactic fermentation and maturation in French oak barriques for 10 months followed by finishing in the bottle for 8 months.
"This is a complex and intense white with aromas of smoked almonds, grilled herbs, dried pineapple, flint and charcoal. Tense and textured, with vibrant acidity. Dry and subtly smoky. From organically grown grapes. 100% carricante with 10 months in barrel." James Suckling, 94 Points