Donnafugata, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) Carricante 2018

If you like a dry Riesling, you will appreciate Carricante.  This one is lean and dry, while the fruit is juicy with flavors of Meyer lemon, orange, green melon and ripe pear with mineral saline notes balanced with steely acidity.  Carricante, like Riesling, is delightfully drinkable when young and has the capability to age well, so I have read.  However, I’ve yet to be able to wait long enough to experience that myself.  Pair it with fresh lump crab meat or a creamy Spaghetti Carbonara.  The Rallo family’s wine history began in 1851 making Marsala.  The Donnafugata winery was created in Marsala in 1983 when Gaicomo and Gabriella Rallo recognized a growing interest in modern style Sicilian wines.  They now have wineries in Pantelleria and Etna.