Pietro Caciorgna Guardoilvento Etna Bianco 2021

  • 95 James
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Vintage
2021

Size
750ML

Features
Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Delicate citrus aromas combined with floral notes. A harmonious palate that is dry, fresh and mineral. Persistent finish with excellent drinkability.

Guardoilvento goes well with fish dishes, as an appetizer or second course. With fried fish, but also swordfish, amberjack, anchovies and tuna. In addition to pasta dishes with vegetables, courgettes, artichokes and saffron risotto. 

Professional Ratings

  • 95

    A mineral, subtly smoky white with aromas of flint, ash, dried lemon, grilled pineapple, herbs and desiccated coconut. Richly flavorful, yet tightly wound, crisp and vibrant, with a creamy texture. Very long and intense. Lots going on.

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Pietro Caciorgna

Pietro Caciorgna

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Pietro Caciorgna, Italy
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Early on it did not seem as if any of Pietro Caciorgna’s children would take up his passion for running the modest farm, but renowned enologist, Paolo Caciogna, returned recently to his home turf as a now famous winemaker with international experience, and built a small jewel of a winery. This new Tuscan estate in the lesser known Casole DOC appellation, established by Paolo Caciorgna himself, is named after his father, Pietro Caciorgna, an immigrant from the Marche in the 1950’s. Paolo’s passion is two fold – he also owns a small vineyard operation on the slopes of the Etna in Sicily. Two wines are made here from 80+ year old vines, and these wines show Paolo’s ability to embrace the world, not only the family traditions.

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Carricante has grown on the slopes of Sicily’s Mt. Etna for the last thousand years. It is the dominant grape in Etna Bianco DOC blends, with Catarratto as a possible minor blending partner. The best examples come from volcanic soils at higher altitudes where a large diurnal temperature shift allows slow and steady ripening and the development of Carricante’s naturally high acidity. Somm Secret—A vine variety capable of high yields if not tended to properly, Carricante gets its name from, carica, the Italian word for “load.”

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A large, geographically and climatically diverse island, just off the toe of Italy, Sicily has long been recognized for its fortified Marsala wines. But it is also a wonderful source of diverse, high quality red and white wines. Steadily increasing in popularity over the past few decades, Italy’s fourth largest wine-producing region is finally receiving the accolades it deserves and shining in today's global market.

Though most think of the climate here as simply hot and dry, variations on this sun-drenched island range from cool Mediterranean along the coastlines to more extreme in its inland zones. Of particular note are the various microclimates of Europe's largest volcano, Mount Etna, where vineyards grow on drastically steep hillsides and varying aspects to the Ionian Sea. The more noteworthy red and white Sicilian wines that come from the volcanic soils of Mount Etna include Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio (reds) and Carricante (whites). All share a racy streak of minerality and, at their best, bear resemblance to their respective red and white Burgundies.

Nero d’Avola is the most widely planted red variety, and is great either as single varietal bottling or in blends with other indigenous varieties or even with international ones. For example, Nero d'Avola is blended with the lighter and floral, Frappato grape, to create the elegant, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, one of the more traditional and respected Sicilian wines of the island.

Grillo and Inzolia, the grapes of Marsala, are also used to produce aromatic, crisp dry Sicilian white. Pantelleria, a subtropical island belonging to the province of Sicily, specializes in Moscato di Pantelleria, made from the variety locally known as Zibibbo.

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