Wine Details

Cottanera Contrada Calderara Etna Bianco DOC

The Carricante grapes for the Etna Bianco Contrada Calderara come from 45 years old vines in the Calderara contrada, one of Etna’s most highly regarded Cru. The soil in this vineyard is a mixture of black pumice and basalt, the result of thousands of years of lava flows and volcanic deposits and enhances the typical minerality of the Carricante variety. Welcoming perfumes of lemon flowers, elderflower, chamomile, bergamot, sage and fresh oregano are intertwined with white peach and yellow plum. A saline vitality explodes on the palate, enhancing the wine’s supple body. This is undoubtedly a white wine destined for ageing.

Region:

Producer:

Cottanera

Classification:

ETNA DOC

Variety:

100% Carricante

Number of bottles produced:

5,600 bottles

Production area:

Contrada Calderara, Castiglione di Sicilia

Altitude:

750 meters (2460 feet) a.s.l.

Age of vines:

45 years

Yield:

5,000 kg/ha

Training:

Espalier

Vinification:

Cold maceration for about 24 hours, followed by cold setting; 40% of the must ferments in French oak tonneaux, the remainder in cement tank.

Refining:

40% in French oak tonneaux on lees, the remainder in cement tank

Alcohol content:

12.5%

pH level:

3.36

Acidity:

5.9 g/l

Soil:

Lava-alluvial and lava clay

Harvest:

First week of October - manual, with small crates

Recent press reviews

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Cottanera Contrada Calderara Etna Bianco DOC 2021

Wine Enthusiast (92)- "Review text will be published in the Aug/Sept issue."

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Cottanera Contrada Calderara Etna Bianco DOC 2020

James Suckling (92)- "Aromas of white tea spice, baked green apple and white peach. Medium-bodied with nice clarity and transparency. Balanced, crisp and clean. Lavender and ground ginger. Drink now."

94

Cottanera Contrada Calderara Etna Bianco DOC 2019

James Suckling (94)- "Impressively complex nose of stone fruit and citrus, plus a whole bouquet of flowers. Concentrated and very elegant palate with excellent textural complexity. Long, celery-salt finish. Drink or hold."