This lovely, bright volcanic white comes from a family that has owned vineyards and made wine on Etna since 1860. The vines, aged around 30 years old, come from some of the best terroirs on the volcano: the North Slope of Mount Etna, in the Zottorinoto and Puntale Palino contrada of Solicchiata, a hamlet of Castiglione di Sicilia, at 950 meters (3116 feet) altitude and on sandy volcanic soils. They are treated Organically, hand-harvested, wild yeast fermented in stainless steel, then aged in old 500-liter Slavonian oak. The wines are then aged another 2 months in bottle before being released. The result is a beautiful, complex blend of smoky lemon, minerals, some light tropical notes on a medium body that ends in a long finish. Supremely elegant.
