I Custodi Ante - Etna Bianco - 2012 750ml

Description

Ante is a single-site Etna Bianco made entirely from Carricante grown in Contrada Taverna at approximately 750 metres. At harvest, the vineyard was recorded as around ten years old. More than a decade of bottle development may have transformed its original lemon, apple and floral fruit into dried citrus, wax, herbs, nuts and complex savory notes. Carricante’s acidity often enables unusually graceful development. Recorded acidity of 6.6 g/L and pH 3.2 provided a strong structural foundation. Stand the bottle upright, open carefully and serve with roast fish, poultry, mushrooms or aged cheese.

Why this bottle

• A bottle that represents Etna in the current catalog.
• The 21. Etna Bianco style helps match the bottle to food, occasion, and sweetness preference.
• The bottle is marked in stock in the current catalog.

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Serving and occasion

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