Alberelli di GIODO Sicilia Carricante 2021

Robert Parker

The irony is that historically Carlo Ferrini's best wines are his reds, and many of those are made in Tuscany. However, this talented winemaker now brings us one of the very best white wines from Sicily's Etna. The Alberelli di Giodo 2021 Sicilia Carricante hits that beautiful intersection between citrusy fruit and salty mineral. The wine is balanced and intense and reveals more complexity that you might expect. We should expect even more as it ages and begins to show some of those lovely Riesling-like petroleum aromas in time. Production is limited to about 3,500 bottles.

James Suckling

Loads of jasmine and honeysuckle with sliced-pear and apple aromas that follow through to a medium body with wonderful depth and intensity. Great length. No wood. Flinty. Pure. Release in January 2023.

WinesCritic.com

Extremely elegant, it shows a solid sensorial progression that starts from the bottom in the nuances of different intensities of lime, boxwood, bergamot, gardenias, rincospermo, cut grass and vetiver. The pleasantness of the matrix is told with ground almonds and fenugreek in the background. Medium body, vibrant structure and a finish that speaks of freshness and tension. Simply rare and excellently interpreted in the concentrated vintage.

Houlberg

Duften er sgu ganske dejlig aromatisk ... nærmest som en sammensmeltning af vingummi, godt med gule og hvide blomster, æbler, pærer og så ellers en jernhård mineralitet. Man tænker lige WTF aka what the fuck, men alt virker samtidig så fint afbalanceret, at intet stritter eller stikker ud. Men fornemmer også intensiteten fra sur lie lagringen, hvilket giver vinen noget krop. Smagen er tør, præcis og frisk ... det er clean, men rankt ... men smager mindsandten vildt godt. Her er man helt på midten af vejen ud svinkeærinder eller komme ud i grøften, for smagen er så klar, ren og direkte, at man bare bliver glad. Vinen har god spændstighed, men er samtidig fin, rund og delikat, mens mineraliteten virker elegant, tøjlet og har en syre, som opererer i det skjulte og bare sikrer den størst mulige nydelse. 95 point. Forhandles af Supervin, hvor en flaske koster 699,95 kr., mens prisen er 599,95 kr. ved køb af 6 flasker.

Din VinGuide

Fremragende. Sprød og mineralsk i sit udtryk med klare noter af hvid fersken og citrus. Medium syre, som underbygges af mineraliteten. Stram og elegant i betrækket. Flot vin.

Robert Parker

Carlo Ferrini hits it out of the ballpark with this bottle, his first white wine from Etna. This is one of the most exciting new wines I tasted this year. The 2020 Sicilia Carricante is excellent, with a level of freshness, sharpness and focus that makes this a truly memorable drinking experience. The wine is redolent of citrus, wild sage and white flower, and of course you also get plenty of that volcanic character with salty mineral, ash and crushed stone. Winemaking in stainless steel is straightforward, and Carlo holds the wine back one year before it hits the market. This bottle is proof that some of the most interesting wines from Etna today are the whites. Only 3,500 bottles were produced, and I highly recommend you get your hands on one.

James Suckling

Quite a limey, mineral nose with fresh lime juice, crushed stones and green apples. Extremely bright, nimble and mouthwatering with medium body and a tense, mineral palate. Fresh and super zingy. Irresistible now.

WinesCritic.com

Precise and essential in the clear and joyful character of the mountain Carricante, raised at almost 900 meters above sea level in the northern slope of Etna in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, this white shows personality and decisive character even if it is vinified and elevated only in steel. The hints of lime and jasmine blend with unripe kiwis, gardenias and lychees. Medium-full body, relaxed and sweet in the sip, it closes radiant and decidedly savory. Beautiful from the start without vibrations and tensions. The first vintage of the Carricante produced by Giodo. Only 2500 bottles produced.