2021 Grottafumata “Lato Sud” Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT

Skin contact/orange Carricante+ from the southern slopes of Mt. Etna. 

70% ish Carricante 30% ish Catarrato+*Very small percentages of Minnella, Grecanico, Terribile, Inzolia, Coda di Volpe

The Carricante gets its luxurious golden hue from four days of skin contact that brings out the distinctive scents of this special place. The lava stones that make up the soil, the direct sun beating down on steep blackened slopes at elevation, the wild herbs growing among the vineyard rows, and even the plume of smoke wafting from Etna’s summit . . . it’s all there, plus a ravishing dollop of wildflower honey to round things out. Do not serve too cold, let it warm up a degree or two in the glass to extract all the beautiful aromas.