2021 Grottafumata “Lato Sud” Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT Sicily and Malvasia di Candia vines

and Malvasia di Candia vines grow on volcanic tuff

The vineyards are in Cugnoli

and all made respecting the local terroir

The wine is fresh

2021 Grottafumata “Lato Sud” Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT Sicily and Malvasia di Candia vinesSkin contact orange Carricante+ from the southern slopes of Mt. Etna. 70% ish Carricante 30% ish Catarrato+*Very small percentages of Minnella, Grecanico, Terribile, Inzolia, Coda di Volpe The Carricante gets its luxurious golden hue from four days of skin contact that brings out the distinctive scents of this special place. The lava stones that make up the soil, the direct sun beating down on steep blackened slopes at elevation, the wild herbs