Benanti
Pietra Marina Etna Bianco Superiore Carricante
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
The 2018 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina captivates with a savory blend of crushed rocks, raw almonds and musky dried apricot. It's deeply textural with a saline tinge to its orchard fruits and brisk acidity that maintains energy throughout. The 2018 leaves a lemon and mineral twang through the long, lightly structured finale as hints of liquid stone linger. The PietraMarina is currently wrapped up tight with youthful poise, yet it should blossom beautifully in a few years. (Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2023)
The 2018 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina captivates with a savory blend of crushed rocks, raw almonds and musky dried apricot. It's deeply textural with a saline tinge to its orchard fruits and brisk acidity that maintains energy throughout. The 2018 leaves a lemon and mineral twang through the long, lightly structured finale as hints of liquid stone linger. The PietraMarina is currently wrapped up tight with youthful poise, yet it should blossom beautifully in a few years. (Eric Guido, Vinous, September 2023)
The 2017 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina makes itself known with a beguiling bouquet that blends crushed oyster shells with rosemary, young apricot and hints of smoke. It’s deeply textural and elegant in feel, with ripe pit fruits that cascade across a core of zesty acids, as nuances of green citrus pinch at the cheeks. This leaves the palate buzzing with residual energy; fresh melon tones linger and are framed by a coating of salty minerality. While the 2017 shows a bit of extra ripeness from the warm vintage, it does so in such a seductive and balanced way. This is top-shelf Etna Bianco by every scope of the imagination. The Pietra Marina is an old-vines selection of Carricante from the Rinazzo Contrada on Etna’s eastern slope. It refines for 24 months on the lees in stainless steel vats prior to bottling. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2022)
The 2017 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina makes itself known with a beguiling bouquet that blends crushed oyster shells with rosemary, young apricot and hints of smoke. It’s deeply textural and elegant in feel, with ripe pit fruits that cascade across a core of zesty acids, as nuances of green citrus pinch at the cheeks. This leaves the palate buzzing with residual energy; fresh melon tones linger and are framed by a coating of salty minerality. While the 2017 shows a bit of extra ripeness from the warm vintage, it does so in such a seductive and balanced way. This is top-shelf Etna Bianco by every scope of the imagination. The Pietra Marina is an old-vines selection of Carricante from the Rinazzo Contrada on Etna’s eastern slope. It refines for 24 months on the lees in stainless steel vats prior to bottling. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2022)
Lemony. Saline, flinty stones, dried flowers. Savory.
Lemony. Saline, flinty stones, dried flowers. Savory.
Mar 1st, 2022
smells like seashells, like i’m on the coast. lots of salinity. also funky- native yeast? 80 yr old vines. considered a Grand Cru level. sandy soil. fresh lemon, lime, super crisp. 2013 is considered a great vintage. aged 2 yrs in bottle. delicious. medium acid. fresh, crisp but soft.
smells like seashells, like i’m on the coast. lots of salinity. also funky- native yeast? 80 yr old vines. considered a Grand Cru level. sandy soil. fresh lemon, lime, super crisp. 2013 is considered a great vintage. aged 2 yrs in bottle. delicious. medium acid. fresh, crisp but soft.
Mar 14th, 2021
I’m always impressed by Pietramarina and the 15 is no different!
I’m always impressed by Pietramarina and the 15 is no different!
Mar 16th, 2019
Gorgeously mineral. Wet stone and parchment and wet wool and crushed nuts.
Gorgeously mineral. Wet stone and parchment and wet wool and crushed nuts.
Mar 16th, 2019
Bright and fresh with sizzling minerality and a jolt of acid. Lovely focus. Very good
Bright and fresh with sizzling minerality and a jolt of acid. Lovely focus. Very good
Mar 16th, 2019
From 80+ year old own rooted bushvines. Aged 2 Years on the lees, no wood.
Complex, long and profound. Citrus peels, saline, mineral and herbs, slight nutty finish. Drink now.
#sommcon
From 80+ year old own rooted bushvines. Aged 2 Years on the lees, no wood.
Complex, long and profound. Citrus peels, saline, mineral and herbs, slight nutty finish. Drink now.
#sommcon
Chablis of the Mediterranean
Chablis of the Mediterranean
Jul 12th, 2018
This bottle was little past its prime. Slight oxidation obscuring the complexity but the mouthfeel is still caressing and long.
This bottle was little past its prime. Slight oxidation obscuring the complexity but the mouthfeel is still caressing and long.
Jun 27th, 2018