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2022 Azienda Agricola Cortese Vanedda Bianco, Terre Siciliane IGP, Sicily

( £18.95, 13.5%, Aitken Wines, Hoult's, Love Wine, Magnum Wine, Market Hall Wines, ND John, Reserve Wines, Slurp, Yorkshire Vintners )

One of the most exciting whites I’ve tasted from Sicily in ages, this is a finely judged, organically farmed  cuvée of the local grapes, Catarratto and Grillo. Fermented on skins for a couple of days – which gives the wine extra weight and backbone – before ageing in large barrels called botti in Italian,  it’s a rich, tangy, nutty delight, with loads of racy acidity, citrus, nectarine and pink grapefruit flavours and a waft of juniper and wild thyme.

BuyDrinking window: 2025-29Similar Wines: £15-20, 90-94, Italy, White, Catarratto, Grillo