Community Tasting Notes 13

• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  October 17, 2016 - The oldest Pietramarina I've had, I believe. So what does that mean, exactly? It means that every other one before now was consumed too young, as this is in a great place now; by all accounts, it's just inside its preferred window, so this has years ahead of it still. All the vibrant acidity at release seems to have transitioned to something else - it's still very fresh, but the integration of the acid and the fruit delivers such a harmonious experience. Balance, that was the word that kept going through my head, balance. I look forward to my visit here in just a few months; I need to get my head around their farming and vinification and continue to examine this fabulous variety. highly recommended
  
  Aerated to decanter 90 minutes, served non-blind. This variety, for me, is so well suited to a wide variety of foods, I just love it.
  
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• asheio wrote: 90 points

  September 20, 2015 - Full-bodied with great acidity and honey all the way.

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• Rollerball wrote: 88 points

  July 12, 2015 - Decaying, spicy nose; sweet mineral, flint and honeysuckle with a distant blast of pineapple and an aftertaste of apple sauce.

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• Sarastro Likes this wine: 91 points

  September 23, 2013 - Great & a surprise as it was even better than what i expected even though I had expectations on this thoroughbread Etna Wine based on Carricante.
  
  Eyes: medium to long legs
  
  Nose: Lemon and green apple opening immediatly leaving space to a pure volcanic eruption of dark mineral notes. Really persistent and closing with rounder, sweeter note of mature apple.
  
  Mouth: Medium high acidity promising a good development in years and still weel integrate.
  
  This 2007 is still a young baby, beautiful and promising a nice evolution. Will wait at least one year before opening my second bottle... as for the third... I'll try to forget it in my cellar for a while

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• mwanasheria wrote: 92 points

  August 4, 2013 - This may be the best Sicilian white I have tasted so far. Lemon, citrus, apricots, quince, quite light on its feet. Really good.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type White
• Producer Benanti
• Varietal Carricante
• Designation Pietramarina
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Etna Bianco Superiore

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• In Cellars 18 (28%)
• Consumed 46 (72%)

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