Tenuta delle Terre Nere Santo Spirito Etna Bianco 2024

Tenuta delle Terre Nere Santo Spirito Etna Bianco 2024$39. 99 on 6+ bottles (code: 6saves2) 2023: 93 pts Vinous Drinking Window: 2025 2032 The 2023 Etna Bianco Santo Spirito opens with a rich mix of ripe apricot and yellow apple complemented by nuances of vanilla bean and custard. This is soothingly round with a gentle inner sweetness and a wave of ripe orchard fruits elevated by brisk acidity. It leaves the palate stained in youthful concentration, finishing lightly structured with a pleasant

From these vines they only produce between 5

southeast and south and are situated about 350 feet above sea level on the gently sloping hills of Pierreclos

” Winemaker Sonja Geoffrey told me during my visit

Vines on the Hendry Ranch grow on thin stony alluvial soil between 200 and 300 feet above sea level

Yield per hectare: 100 quintals per hectare

20% Negramoll and 3% Listán Blanco

including whole-cluster fermentation for 8-12 days before pressing

Fermenter type: White Burgundy Barrel

The palate shows the same if slightly tighter

200-240m asl

exposures from South to East

caramelized sugar