Benanti - Pietra Marina Etna Bianco Superiore 2019 (750ml)
Price: $160.00
| Producer | Benanti |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Varietal | Carricante |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 8763 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 95 Points
Wine Advocate: 94+ Points
This is the wine that started it all. Benanti's Pietra Marina wine started a quarter century ago and its success is what put Etna?especially its white wines?on the map of the world's best wine territories. The 2019 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina has a flinty note or reduction that cedes to preserved lemon Bartlett pear and crushed oyster shell. It ages in stainless steel for 30 months followed by 12 additional months in bottle. The fruit comes from a two-hectare site with acidic soils (with a pH of 6.2) that are rich in minerals located on the eastern side of Etna at a cool 800 meters in elevation. Production is 10056 bottles. Benanti has acquired an additional four hectares of vines in the Contrada Cavaliere and another six hectares in the Contrada Monaci near Viagrande. Published: Apr 17 2025
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
A statuesque white with rapierlike acidity enmeshed with finely woven flavors of apricot persimmon and Marcona almond that show accents of lemon oil honeysuckle and pine. There's a lovely feather-weight quality to the silky texture while a racy streak of salinity drives the very long finish. Drink now through 2034. ?A.N.
