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93
/ 100
Vinous -
93
/ 100
James Suckling -
92
/ 100
Decanter
White
Classification
Carricante
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Italy
Country
Sicily, Etna
Region
12.5%
Alcohol %
1-3 Years
Cellaring
Scores
93 / 100"The 2022 Bianco pleases on many levels, wafting up with an unexpected fruit richness, combining young peach and apricot with white flowers and almond paste. It's round and soothing, yet with a stunning mix of candied lime and saline minerals up front that adds contrast. Sweet inner florals complement ripe pit fruits. The 2022 cleans up beautifully, long and with a salty flair, as it tapers off crunchy, full of tension, yet mouth-watering all the same."
- Vinous
93 / 100
"Tangy and bright with sliced green pears and lemons. Honeysuckle. Medium-bodied with brightness and intensity of fruit. Hints of sea salt."
- James Suckling
92 / 100
"Sourced from vines in Biancavilla, on Etna's southwest slope between 700-800m, and in Belpasso, on the southern slope between 600-700m, IDDA Bianco is vinified and aged in a combination of stainless steel and 10hl barrels, it has a fine, smoky, flinty nose with wafts of peach, mango and white flowers. In the mouth it's intense and vertical, with juicy sapidity and great acidity defining its edges. Subtly textured and zingy, there's peach, citrus peel, honey, lime juice and white flowers to be found, ending with a gentle stoniness."
- Decanter
Tasting Notes
Idda, Gaja’s new Etna winery, where they will focus their considerable efforts on making white wines from Carricante.
The nose shows notes of sugared almond, lemon peel, marzipan, salted butter, jasmine, and mustard flowers, with hints of mint, spice, and flint. There is a distinct marine minerality on the palate; it possesses balanced acidity with a slightly honeyed note on the smooth yet voluptuous finish
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity