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2006 Benanti Etna Bianco Superiore Pietramarina
Carricante
- Italy
- Sicily
- Etna Bianco Superiore
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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LW31 Likes this wine:
April 7, 2024 - This started quite lean and a bit faint but with some air and warming it became more classic in profile with more of that saline minerality showing. I would have expected something more fuller and oxidative considering age but it seems to be slimming down as it ages. Best drink soonish
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LW31 Likes this wine:
August 28, 2019 - Drunk alongside the 2010. This vintage showed a bit heavier and clumsier on palate. With an oily texture and just a hint of age. Air revealed good fruit and depth but doesn’t have quite the same energy. Would think this is best over next 3-4 years. .
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Papies wrote: 87 points
January 12, 2017 - 2017 Sella Ronda Ski Trip; 1/12/2017-1/15/2017 (Alta Badia, Italy): This is one of our favourite whites from Sicily and we jumped at the opportunity to try an old one from a pristine cellar ( Siriola in the Dolomites ). Unfortunately time has not been to kind and the wine had lost its vitality that came with its youth. Still a nice wine but not a memorable one. 87
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Giggs wrote: 91 points
May 22, 2016 - Costiera Amalfitana; 5/16/2016-5/25/2016: Lemon, golden apple, quince, parrafin, white chalk, sea foam, crushed clam, soaked grass. Really nerdy. Answers the question: "What if Sauvignon Blanc grew some balls?" Plenty of acidity; still time left. Drink now-2018
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Stefanos T. Likes this wine: 91 points
March 25, 2014 - Light lemon color despite its age.
Nose shows evolution, wet wool aromas, almonds, quince and citrus fruit.
On the palate it is round, flavorful with an interplay of citrus, tropical fruit, minerals and nuts. Very enjoyable now when it seems fully mature but it may stay good for some time more.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type White
- Producer Benanti
- Varietal Carricante
- Designation Pietramarina
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Sicily
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Etna Bianco Superiore
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 6 (30%)
- Consumed 14 (70%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
75% Like It 4 votes
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- AppellationEtna Bianco Superiore
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