2002 Benanti Etna Bianco Superiore Pietramarina

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  4/11/2020 - kingkanu wrote:

  This was quite delicious, fully evolved with a waxy texture and complex almond kernal, lemon pith and ripe apples, could have had a touch more acidity

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  2/7/2011 - vollis wrote: 87 Points

  Nose: Clean - Med (+) intensity - fully developed (+)..... - aromas of stone fruit (apricot), honey, minerals (it actually smells like dust, could it be the vulcanic soil?). Palate: Dry - Med intensity - Med plus acidity - Med body - Med flavour intesity and Med plus length with aromas of stone fruit (apricot), honey, minerals and a relatively crisp and surprising taste of citrus (lime). This wine puzzles me; I get a feeling it might be damaged, but I don't think it is. It is a good wine, but not made in a style that I like. It sort of tastes a bit tired even though there still is acidity and fruit. Strange....

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  2/3/2010 - vollis wrote:

  I have not tasted this wine (nor the grape) before, and my first tought was that it was slightly oxidated or somehow damaged. I tasted it over a week (using a vacuum pump), and it was slightly better the last days.
  Smell: Dusty!! (probably is the vulcanic soil), minerals and a hint of lime. Taste: Lime, minerals (stone) and this hard-to-describe taste of dust/ashes. Not a bad wine. but strange and different. I will try another bottle soon

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  11/27/2009 - mauropallido Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Sorprendente vino bianco siculo "montano", figlio di un territorio unico come quello del grande vulcano Etna, vera appendice "nordica" nell'isola mediterranea per eccellenza.
  Elegante e complesso, splendidamente minerale e con una sottile e discreta nota erbacea, regala delicati profumi di fiori bianchi, aromi fruttati di agrumi e di ananas. La bocca è fresca e vibrante, molto equilibrata e profonda, sapida e minerale. Finale lungo, persistente con una nota leggermente ammandorlata.
  Un grande vino dal carattere molto singolare ad un ottimo punto di maturazione.

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  4/19/2009 - admid wrote: flawed

  flawed? Supposed to be a odd wine, but this is too far out
  Dark straw yellow
  Nose: old sokcs and a touch marzipan
  Taste: old sokcs, rubber
  Short waterholdy aftertaste

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