Etna Bianco 'Scalunera'

Score

93

"Using the local dialect name for staircase that describes the estates™s terraced vineyards held up with volcanic rocks that ascend the volcano, the radiant 2024 Scalunera Bianco has delicate aromas of Spanish broom, Mediterranean herb, wet stone and ripe yellow pear. The aromas carry over to the savory, linear palate along with Myer lemon before closing on a saline tang. Fresh acidity keeps it balanced. Made entirely with organically grown Carricante, you can enjoy it now or hold for more mineral-driven complexity."

Score

92

"A delicious, vivid and balanced white with aromas of lemons, dried herbs and dried earth. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Agile and driven, with an attractive, textural finish of excellent length. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold."

Score

91

"The nose is a freshly cleaned kitchen, with flowers just picked from the yard on the table and sunbeams speckled across the wood and the petals. The palate is a glass of lemon-lime soda, but with more flow­ers and salinity to keep things cohesive. A textured wine that lingers. Torre Mora. "D.C."

Score

93

"Intensely salty and chalky with crushed rocks and shells. A heavy spritz of citrus on the nose expands luxuriously into lemon curd and key lime pie on the palate, thanks to nutty undertones and a sleek, sat'iny mouthfeel. Excellent value. Skurnik Wines, Inc. ‡D.C."

Score

92

"Wet stones, blanched almonds, lemons and fresh pineapple on the nose, with subtle white pepper. It™s salty and minerally, medium-bodied, with excellent concentration and focus. From organically grown grapes. Drink now."

Score

92

Score

92

"Made with organically grown Carricante, the 2023 Etna Bianco Scalunera from Torre Mora opens with heady scents of summer orchard fruit, wet stone, beeswax and Spanish broom. Polished and savory, the dry, elegant palate features ripe pear, Myer lemon, yellow apple and saline mineral notes alongside tangy acidity. Abv: 12.5% Kerin O™Keefe July 2024"