Etna Bianco Contrada Pietrarizzo 2023 Tornatore

Etna Bianco Contrada Pietrarizzo 2023

Etna white, polished by five months on the lees.

100% Carricante from Contrada Pietrarizzo on Etna's northern slope. Low-yielding, hand-picked and hand-sorted grapes are softly pressed; the cold-clarified must ferments at 15–16°C in 50 hl oak barrels and rests on fine lees for about five months. Straw yellow with green reflections; exotic fruit, grapefruit and white peach. Savoury and fresh, layered with complexity and gentle sweetness. Lovely with raw oysters or white fish acqua pazza.

Item code

23W4072

Producer

Tornatore

Type

White

Region

Sicily

Appellation

Etna DOC

Vintage

2023

Grape varieties

Carricante 100%

Volume

750ml

Serving temperature

10–12°C

Recommended glass

White wine glass (large)

Tasting note

Intense straw yellow with faint greenish reflections. Hints of exotic fruit, especially grapefruit and white peach. Very pleasant savouriness and freshness, complemented by extraordinary complexity and sweetness.

Food pairing

Raw oysters, grilled shellfish White fish acqua pazza Risotto with lemon and herbs Aged pecorino

Winemaking & technical data

Vineyard
Site: Contrada Pietrarizzo
Area: northern slope of Etna, Castiglione di Sicilia
Training: counter-espalier
Pruning: spurred cordon
Yield: 60 quintals per hectare
Harvest: second decade of October

Winemaking
Hand-harvested grapes sorted by hand
Destemmed, lightly crushed and softly pressed
Must cold-clarified and fermented at 15–16°C in 50 hl oak barrels
About five months on fine lees