Tornatore Etna Bianco 2024 750ml

Azienda Agricola Tornatore is in Castiglione di Sicilia, on the north slope of Mount Etna. The family has worked Etna vineyards since 1865, and Giuseppe Tornatore bought the north-facing vineyards in the early 2000s.

The wine is 100% Carricante from terraced vineyards on volcanic sand, though sources give different elevations. The grapes are hand-harvested, lightly destemmed and softly pressed, and the must is cold-settled and fermented at 15 to 16°C. The wine then spends about three months on its fine lees and is aged in concrete, with no oak. The 2024 is 12.5% alcohol with 2 g/l of residual sugar, so it's dry.

The producer, quoted by its Ontario agent Nicholas Pearce Wines, describes pleasant hints of grapefruit, white peach and herbs, with a fresh, textured, strongly mineral palate.

Against Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina 2024, Tornatore is a volcanic Etna white and costs more; for mineral, unoaked Carricante, choose Tornatore.

Retailer Callmewine suggests serving it at 8 to 10°C and drinking it young. Try it with grilled fish, shellfish or pasta with vegetables.

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