Intense, focused fruit character here with dried-cherry, orange-rind and stony-mineral notes. Medium-bodied with the same focus on the palate, accentuated by firm tannins that will need plenty of time to even out. The excellent building blocks are set in ...
The 2020 Contrada Chiappemacine (C) is pungently floral, lifting from the glass with a display of sour cherries, dried strawberries and a cedar spice box of flowery perfumes. Its silky textures wash across the palate with ease, ushering in sweet herbal...
The 2020 Contrada Porcaria (P) is dark and inward, as crushed rocks and camphor blow off to reveal spiced cherries and hints of shaved cedar. It’s silky and robust in feel, with bright acidity that adds thrust to its sour red berry fruits, as the 2020 ...
his is comes from a vineyard of chardonnay planted on volcanic dust in the area of Guardiola. It’s perfumed with a mineral and lightly cooked lemon character. Some apple. Dust, too. Medium to full body. Lemon curd. Light lemon and a crisp finish. Drink or...
The 2022 Passobianco wafts up with a pretty and lifted air of wildflowers, chalk dust and a gentle tinge of spice. This opens with a lovely inner sweetness and ripe orchard fruits as traces of salty minerals and a bump of brisk acidity add balance. It ...
Smoky and ashy in the glass, the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Guardiola opens with a burst of ashen stones and grilled herbs, evolving into crushed black cherries and lifted by hints of menthol. It sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk as a p...