Features
Name:
"Mofete" Etna Bianco DOC 2024
Terrain:
black and brown volcanic sands with stones and effusive rocks
Cellar
The historic Sicilian winery Palmento Costanzo was established on the northern slopes of Etna, within the volcano's Natural Park, a Unesco heritage site. The winery is located in Contrada Santo Spirito, which is the production area in Passo Pisciaro, awarded as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. Attentive to the values of tradition and quality, the company aims to produce a wine that expresses the potential of the land, cultivated by hand and organically. Territoriality, the climatic and morphological peculiarities of the production areas, and respect for the environment are the values on which the company is founded. More than one hundred terraces, with dry lava stone walls, guard a vineyard cultivated using the alberello system, which climbs the slopes of the volcano from 600 to 800 metres above sea level: all the vines, even those more than a century old, are supported by chestnut stakes and surround the ancient Palmento, brought back to life through meticulous conservative bio-architectural restoration.
Description
“Mofete" is an Etna Bianco that the Palmento Costanzo winery creates from two indigenous Sicilian grape varieties, 70 % Carricante and 30 % Catarratto. The vineyards are located between 680 and 750 metres above sea level, with Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna, as a backdrop. “Mofete”, a white wine from which all the beauty of Etna's terroir emerges.
Organoleptic characteristics:
In the glass it is straw yellow. The nose is rich in yellow-fleshed fruit, wild flowers and Sicilian citrus fruits, with balsamic hints, fragrant citrus notes of bergamot, strong mineral hints of flint
Intense freshness on the palate, savoury and well-balanced
Storage time:
2-8 years
Vinification
fresh, savoury, broad and with great balance
Acknowledgements
2023 James Suckling 93/100
