“Contrade Nuove” Etna Bianco DOC 2023

Giovanni Rosso | Montedolce | Sicily
Azienda Agricola Giovanni Rosso | Via Roddino 10/1 | IT 12050 Serralunga d’Alba

19290323 · 0,75 l · 25,20 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

When you start afresh on Etna, you don't start small. In 2016, Davide Rosso acquired fourteen hectares in Solicchiata, at the foot of the extinct small crater Montedolce on the north-eastern slope of the volcano – at 730 to 750 metres, in a microclimate that immediately brought to mind the Langhe precision with which he grew up: cool nights, strong temperature amplitudes, mineral-rich lava sand soils, constant ventilation. "Contrade Nuove" – the new sites – stands for the estate's younger Carricante vines, cultivated as Alberello in a north-north-easterly exposure. They represent a different tone to the old vines of the main cuvée: livelier, more direct, with a freshness and accessibility that makes the terroir of Montedolce immediately recognisable. 100% Carricante. Spontaneous fermentation at low temperatures in stainless steel for 15 to 20 days. Then five months sur lie with weekly bâtonnage – no wood, no intervention, just the volcano with its soil and climate.

Pale straw yellow in the glass. The nose is fresh and precise: broom, yellow citrus peel, white peach, a hint of herbaceous meadow. Intense and linear on the palate, with lively acidity, full body and a final that tastes unmistakably of Etna – salty, mineral, volcanically concise. No long diversions. This is Montedolce, direct and clear. SUPERIORE.DE

"When the 2023 Etna Bianco Contrade Nuove opens in the glass, a hint of sweet spice gives way to freshly sliced yellow apples and pears. These flow across the palate like liquid stone, with ripe orchard fruit and melon tones mingling with a stream of cooling acidity. It leaves a coating of tactile minerality and lime shavings and finishes with a colourful length and a winking citrus flavour. The 2023 turns the pleasure regulation on its head." Vinous

"The Giovanni Rosso 2023 Etna Bianco Contrade Nuove shows an exotic side with citrus fruits, spicy clove, dried ginger and camomile flowers." Wine Advocate