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2008 Benanti Pietramarina Etna Bianco Superiore, Etna, Sicily

( €16.50 Ex-cellar, 13%, Les Caves de Pyrene )

This wine has the kind of taut, fresh yet delicate feel that I associate with high altitude – and Etna Bianco Superiore wines can only be made in the commune of Milo, with Carricante grown between 900-1100m above sea level. This is superior by name, and by nature. Scents of white flowers and acacia lead to generous, rather sauvignon-like fruit. The finish is mineral and flinty with an attractive bitterness that makes it very thirst quenching and rather morish.

Drinking window: 2012-2015Similar Wines: £20-£30, 91-95, Italy, White, Carricante
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