Etna Bianco Calderara Sottana Vigne Niche, Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2022

With a bouquet like chiseling through sheer limestone with all of the smoky and flinty nuances that come with it, the 2022 Etna Bianco Le Vigne Niche Calderara Sottana is impossible to ignore. It’s silky upon entry yet quickly builds with mineral tension. A savory, sweet interplay of citrus and spice offsets ripe nectarines and apricots. The 2022 leaves the palate reeling with youthful tension and watering for more as it finishes with outstanding freshness. This may not be the longest-lived Calderara Sottana Bianco, yet there’s no rush. It’s a total charmer. (Drink between 2025-2032)

Plenty of honeysuckle and sliced lemon with some crushed stone. Medium-bodied with creamy texture and focused phenolics that give beautiful texture and length. Some flint at the end. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.