- 100% Carricante
- From 2 hectares of 60-90 year old vines
- Soil of mainly loose volcanic ash with the presence of small stones
- Located on the southern slopes of Mount Etna from 900-975 meters above sea level
- Fermented in stainless steel and aged 9 months
- 500 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
Italy
Region:
Sicily
Appellation:
Etna Bianco
Variety:
Carricante
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-TTN-22-23 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-10-22
"Limes, lemons and grapefruit with white flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, this has a solid core of fruit, a mineral intensity and a tight, integrated mouthfeel. Long and flavorful. The high-altitude vineyard stands at 950 meters. Drink now."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-05-29
"The 2023 Etna Bianco Montalto is savory to the core with an herbal thrust that gives way to stone dust, dried flowers and sour melon. It's round and juicy upon entry, with a core of saline-infused orchard fruits adding youthful tension toward the close. The 2023 leaves nuances of nectarine and spice as it tapers off with amazing length through the potent salt-lick finale."
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
92
Date
2025-10-16
"A silver/yellow hue, the 2023 Etna Bianco Montalto offers more complexity, though it remains pure with notes of green almond, lime and lemon rind, wet stones, and white peaches. Medium-bodied, it has more pronounced salinity accenting the palate, with a savory and mouthwatering finish. Drink 2025-2032."
Kerin O'Keefe
Score
92
Date
2026-01-01
"The linear, understated 2023 Etna Bianco Montalto has a subtle nose suggesting pressed Spanish broom, wild herb, citrus and a whiff of scorched earth. The palate shows elegant restraint, offering Myer lemon, yellow pear, saline and a dollop of vanilla before closing on a note of recalling roasted nut. Bright acidity lends tension. Enjoy now or hold a few more years for even more mineral-driven complexity. Abv: 13% Kerin O'Keefe January 2026"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2024
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2026-02-11
"Creamy and layered, with a clean sweep of salinity framing flavors of golden apple, yellow plum, green almond and preserved lemon, plus fragrant hints of broom and wild thyme. Expands nicely on the palate but shows good tension and zesty drive through the racy finish. Drink now through 2040."A.N."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2023-11-29
"Spicy and full of tension, the 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Montalto bursts from the glass with a blend of lemon zest, minty herbs, young peaches and crushed rocks. This opens with a pretty inner sweetness and crisp minerality, rushing the palate with ripe orchard fruits elevated by candied citrus. The Montalto finishes with fantastic length and potency, lightly structured and tactile. This gorgeous Etna Bianco is drinking beautifully today yet with the balance to promote medium-term cellaring."
Decanter
Score
92
Date
2023-10-31
"Marco de Grazia has bottled this south-side Etna Bianco since 2019, sourced from vines at 950m in Montalto, Biancavilla. Compared to the northern whites, this is softer, fleshier, and peachier in aroma, yet still with superb acidity. Notes of stone and pineapple give vitality to this delicious, sapid unoaked white."
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2023-08-30