2021 | I Custodi delle Vigne dell'Etna Etna Bianco "Ante" | Sicily | Italy Domaine La Bouche du Roi fresh and fluid style

fresh and fluid style

A hint of cigar tobacco and milk chocolate lead to a fresh and lifted finish

though very pure on the palate

A magnum collection of three historical Barolo crus from the great 2004 vintage — powerful

Plenty of blue fruit with spices and crushed stones

2021 | I Custodi delle Vigne dell'Etna Etna Bianco "Ante" | Sicily | Italy Domaine La Bouche du Roi fresh and fluid styleHigh altitude Etna white from a Salvo Foti project noble Carricante grown on the volcano. I Custodi delle Vigne dell'Etna is part of the world of Salvo Foti and his I Vigneri, farming organically at soaring altitude on Etna's volcanic slopes. "Ante" Etna spelled backwards is built on Carricante, one of Italy's most noble white grapes, with a splash of Grecanico and Minnella, all grown 700+ meters up where salty sea breezes meet volcanic soil. Serious,