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Sant`Andrea Pietradolce 2017
HED23099
75 cl
13.5%
£176.00
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Pietradolce Sant`Andrea is a single-vineyard white wine produced from centenarian wines on the eastern slope of mount Etna in Sicily. The wine is made from the local Carricante grape variety in the contrada of Caselle, close to the Etna town of Milo. Macerated with skins and aged in a single large oak cask for 10 months, Just 1,700 bottles made in this vintage. "Stunning nose of oatmeal, lemon and mandarin fruit. The oak really complements the fruit on the palate. Lemony, energetic finish and beautifully textured." Jancis Robinson MW, 2020
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Robert Parker
Made with Carricante from pre-phylloxera vines, the 2017 Sant`Andrea is an ambitious wine that teaches us about the potential and longevity of this fascinating white grape from Etna. Fruit is carefully selected from a one-hectare site perched at a very high 900 meters above sea level. The wine is fermented in French oak barrel and sees extended skin maceration to increase the color, concentration and texture of this elegantly tapered and medium-bodied white. Indeed, you are greeted by a rich golden color and an open-knit bouquet that puts honey, apricot and preserved lemon right out there. The hot 2017 vintage shaped aromatic depth and length. The finish is quite dry and almost crunchy, with a pretty mineral-driven signature. A precious 1,800 bottles will be released in January 2022. This is my favorite edition of Sant`Andrea made thus far (with the first vintage made in 2015). - Monica Larner
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