“Alta Mora” Bianco Etna DOC 2023

Cusumano | Sicily
Cusumano S.r.l. | SS 113 Km 307 | Contrada San Carlo | IT 90047 Partinico

19080723 · 0,75 l · 23,87 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

Here is one of the most beautiful interpretations of the white Carricante grape variety, matured for six months on the fine lees. Alta Mora Bianco comes from vineyards on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, where Carricante vines thrive at an altitude of 600 to 900 metres – directly on volcanic rock that is rich in minerals and ash. The cool altitude, combined with intense sunlight and strong day-night fluctuations, characterises this wine with an unmistakable freshness, structure and salty tension. The wine is vinified purely in stainless steel in order to bring the purity of the grape variety and the terroir unadulterated into the glass.

Pale straw yellow in the glass with a greenish tinge. The bouquet is clear and complex: yellow citrus fruits, white flowers, fennel and flint. Precise on the palate, with taut acidity, grapefruit, mint, slightly salty minerality and a cool texture. The wine finishes with a wonderful tension, great clarity and an almost crystalline tension. A white wine that makes its volcanic origins tangible and is an excellent accompaniment to raw fish, seafood or a fine pasta con le sarde. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright straw yellow with golden reflections. Orange blossom, marzipan, ripe apple and delicate wood on the nose, followed by brioche notes. Soft on the palate with a slight saltiness, very drinkable and well-balanced. Retronasal, some dried apricot. Beautiful soloist, well done!" Falstaff

"The 2023 Etna Bianco emerges from the glass with a subtle bouquet of spices, yellow flowers and white peaches. It is soft and fruit-driven, with a slight hint of minerality that balances the fresh acidity. The 2023 tapers off with medium length and a finish of lemon peel and mint." Vinous

"On the nose, floral and spicy notes introduce the flavours of plum skin, toast, vanilla and lemon thyme in this well-balanced white wine, which is characterised by a tangerine skin–tangerine skin as well as a clean salinity." Wine Spectator

"The nose has the fresh tang of lemon, lime and pink grapefruit, and gains texture and salinity from aromas of crushed rocks and tennis balls. Wet slate headlines the super saline palate, with more grapefruit for cohesion, before a stream of acid bolsters highlights apple notes on the finish." Wine Enthusiast

"This wine has a straw-gold colour, medium texture and a little extra weight from a hot vintage that you can feel on the palate. It offers waxy flavours of sweet peach and poached pear." Wine Advocate