Tenuta di Fessina Erse Etna Bianco 2024
93 Points, James Suckling (Certified Organic)
The gorgeous 2024 Erse blend checked in at 90% Carricante with the rest coming from Catarratto Minnella, which is indigenous to Sicily. It’s got a beautiful straw-yellow hue with shades of green in the glass. Aromas flood out of the bottle: flashing fresh citrus, mountain herbs, lemon peel, almond, white flowers. For me, the real treat is the first sip. It’s a high-toned white with piercing minerality that dances on top of pure fruit, persistent herbaceous notes a small but mighty splash of saline through the finish.
This is always one of my favorite whites; there just isn’t anything out here that’s quite like it. It’s got the tension and electricity of Chablis… but from on top of an active volcano!
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93 Points, James Suckling
Complex, showing toasty minerality and citrus. On the nose, it shines with lemon tree and lemon paste. Medium-bodied, it has tension and vibrancy with a tight finish. A bit of candied fruit as well. Drink now.
Grown on a tiny organic six-hectare estate, at nearly 2,300 feet of elevation on an active volcano, the 70+ year old vines dig deep into the soil and given the turmoil underneath, they certainly deliver a bevy of interesting nuances that are found almost nowhere else in the wine world.
Part of what I think has so confused the critics is the volcanic minerality which is easily tasted and experienced – but doesn’t find easy parallels among obvious red wine comparisons like those described above. The best I can do is tell you it’s actually more akin to the mineral electric energy you find in a truly great Chablis – though you can taste a touch of the volcanic underpinnings.
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