The grape variety for this tasty wine is Carricante, which is indigenous the island of Sicily. Ian D’Agata in his book Native Wine Grapes of Italy calls it a “one-zone variety” since it if found only on Mt. Etna on the east side of the island. These grapes were grown on the north and east sides of the volcano. It is a sleek, polished wine with light, citrus, green apple aromas with floral notes of jasmine. It is lean and crisp in the mouth with delicate green apple, grapefruit, slightly saline flavors with mouthwateringly crisp acidity. It will be a great partner with fresh goat cheese, oysters on the half shell or smoked turkey. The Tascante estate is one of five owned by the Tasca d’Almerita family who have been making wines in Sicily for seven generations.
Tenuta Tascante, Etna Bianco DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2020
By Rebecca Murphy