Torre Mora Scalunera Etna Bianco 2021

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2021

Size
750ML

ABV
12.5%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Bold and nimble in style, Scalunera Etna Bianco has fresh white fruit and herb aromas. Rich flavor springs up with lively acidity and a salty, mineral essence lingers on the finish. Long, persistent and sapid.

It goes wonderfully with grilled seafood and pasta.

100% Carricante

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    Scents of beeswax, white white spring blossom and apple form the delicate nose. On the dry, vibrant palate, crisp acidity underscores ripe Bartlett pear, Meyer lemon and saline mineral notes.
  • 92
    Lemon pith, white jasmine, white pear and sliced apple on the nose. Crushed stones, too. It’s medium-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy yet focused and refreshing palate. Saline undertones.
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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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