Girolamo Russo
Nerina Etna Bianco Carricante Blend
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
It’s been a while delectable, but I am still here 😂 and determined to get back to recording stuff here as it really is a great resource! And this wine is a great place to start.. It’s totally over delivering: lemon & rocks. Zippy acidity even with some age.! Great with cheese, but really looking forward to it with triggerfish & a nice spring salad 💫💫💫
It’s been a while delectable, but I am still here 😂 and determined to get back to recording stuff here as it really is a great resource! And this wine is a great place to start.. It’s totally over delivering: lemon & rocks. Zippy acidity even with some age.! Great with cheese, but really looking forward to it with triggerfish & a nice spring salad 💫💫💫
Apr 6th, 2024
Structured and long but a bit too much pineapple right now. I’m giving my second bottle a few years to develop.
Structured and long but a bit too much pineapple right now. I’m giving my second bottle a few years to develop.
Sep 6th, 2022
The 2020 Etna Bianco Nerina takes things to a very serious level, with a white Burg-like bouquet of crushed oyster shells mixed with yellow apple, dusty dried flowers and hints of brown spice. Its silky, nearly-glycerol textures find balance through a core of saline-infused minerals and brisk acids, as nectarine mixes with bitter lemon pith to create further tension. This leaves the palate with a saturation of primary concentration, yet it maintains amazing freshness through the long and lightly structured finale. The balance of richness, structure and fruit here promises many years of positive evolution. It’s amazing to think that this is the “entry-level” Bianco from Girolamo Russo. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2022)
The 2020 Etna Bianco Nerina takes things to a very serious level, with a white Burg-like bouquet of crushed oyster shells mixed with yellow apple, dusty dried flowers and hints of brown spice. Its silky, nearly-glycerol textures find balance through a core of saline-infused minerals and brisk acids, as nectarine mixes with bitter lemon pith to create further tension. This leaves the palate with a saturation of primary concentration, yet it maintains amazing freshness through the long and lightly structured finale. The balance of richness, structure and fruit here promises many years of positive evolution. It’s amazing to think that this is the “entry-level” Bianco from Girolamo Russo. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2022)
Continues to be my favorite Etna-golden yellow in color, round and deep, but with rich minerality and medium high acid: white peach, apricot, yellow ripe pear, daisies, honey, mead, crushed ash...and buffalo mozzarella!
Continues to be my favorite Etna-golden yellow in color, round and deep, but with rich minerality and medium high acid: white peach, apricot, yellow ripe pear, daisies, honey, mead, crushed ash...and buffalo mozzarella!
2 people found it helpfulFeb 2nd, 2016
Despite the gripe about the hype, this really is a special white that has tons of volcanic character paired with fruit - aromas and flavors of white peach, apricot, passion fruit, smoke, stoniness and salinity, and lemon peel. Rounded texture with medium plus acid, it lingers on the finish with yellow stone fruit and a hint of menthol.
Despite the gripe about the hype, this really is a special white that has tons of volcanic character paired with fruit - aromas and flavors of white peach, apricot, passion fruit, smoke, stoniness and salinity, and lemon peel. Rounded texture with medium plus acid, it lingers on the finish with yellow stone fruit and a hint of menthol.
1 person found it helpfulJun 16th, 2018
White Burgundy via Sicilian Slopes ☀️
White Burgundy via Sicilian Slopes ☀️
Mar 29th, 2017Full of energy! Great way to show the good vintage!
Full of energy! Great way to show the good vintage!
May 14th, 2016
Pear, lemon, Darjeeling tea and acidity. Very good.
Pear, lemon, Darjeeling tea and acidity. Very good.
Jul 28th, 2015
White Burgundy clone from the slopes of Mt. Etna. Rich and very pleasant finish that lasts 2 min +.
White Burgundy clone from the slopes of Mt. Etna. Rich and very pleasant finish that lasts 2 min +.
Nov 20th, 2014