The 2017 Etna Bianco Superiore is a sharp and precise white wine with direct aromas of lime, white peach and crushed flint. Of the white wines I tasted from Etna in this vintage, this is among the most "volcanic" in character. This wine is a blend of 90% Carricante with smaller parts Catarratto, Minnella and Visparola from the Milo side of Etna. Some 30,000 bottles were produced.

The 2016 Etna Bianco Superiore is a blend of 90% Carricante with smaller parts Minnella Bianca, Catarratto and Visparola. The Milo side of Etna gets more rainfall, and wines made here tend to be a bit more streamlined and linear as a result. You definitely get those results here with this salty and mineral-driven white. The effect is streamlined and clean, and the smaller percentages of other indigenous grapes adds to the texture and the length of the finish.