Terra Costantino de Aetna Etna Bianco 2017
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This blend is an inviting, delicately fragranced, medium-bodied white wine with a yellow hue featuring supple aromas and flavors of fresh citrus and savory herbs.
Pairs well with fish or fowl, risotto and a range of international cuisines.
Blend: 80% Carricante, 15% Catarratto, 5% Minella
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Very precise white with intense lemon-rind and lemon-tart aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Pinpointed flavors on the finish. Drink or hold.
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From the Terra Costantino vineyards on Etna’s south-eastern slope at Contrada Blandano, situated in the Viagrande territory, we can see the sea and taste the windblown tang of salt. The great volcano that sits behind the property protects the vines from frosts brought by the northerly ‘Tramontana’ wind. The estate, comprised of a single ten-hectare plot sitting between 450 and 550 meters above sea level, lies in the heart of the Etna DOC zone.
Terra Costantino grows exclusively native Etna varieties: white-skinned Carricante and Catarratto grapes and red-skinned Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. In full respect to territory and environment, all wines are certified organic.