Graci
Etna Bianco Arcuria 2022
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Sicily (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Carricante |
| Aging | In concrete tanks and oak barrels on the lees for 12 months. It then ages for another 12 months in the bottle. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Product name | Etna Bianco Arcuria 2022 |
| Color | Gold with a straw background. |
| Perfume | Typical olfactory profile designed by intense smoky mineral traits that envelop the varietal expression of medlar and fresh almond, cedar and wild fennel, broom and wheat flowers. |
| Taste | The intense fresh and tasty progression, refined by the glyceric notes, makes a dynamic drinkability. The persistence is very long, full of coherent varietal and mineral returns. |
| Region | Sicily |
| Country | Italy |
Description
A still white wine from Etna DOC, 12.5% ABV, produced by Graci. 100% Carricante, 2022 vintage. A wine that expresses the minerality and elegance of Carricante, a native grape of Etna, with a history that dates back to 2004. Alberto Aiello Graci, along with his sister Elena, has taken over vineyards of resplendent beauty, bush-trained vines that time, climate, and the work of winemakers have transformed in shape. Grapes and volcano: these are Graci's wines, the sole interpreters of an extraordinary terroir. A distinctive olfactory profile drawn from intense, smoky mineral notes that envelop the varietal expression of medlar and fresh almond, citron and wild fennel, broom flowers, and wheat. The intense fresh and savoury progression, softened by glyceric notes, makes the drink dynamic and the inal persistence very long, full of coherent varietal and mineral returns.
Awards
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2022
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2022
91/100
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Serve at:
08 - 10 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 2004
- Oenologist: Alberto Aiello Graci, Emiliano Falsini
- Bottles produced: 85.000
- Hectares: 30
Grapes and volcano, these are the wines of Graci, unique interpreters of an extraordinary terroir. The winery is an old and majestic palmento skilfully restored by Alberto. Here, one part is occupied by the production structure, while another part, with cross vaults, still houses the old barrels and tools for wine production. Read more
| Name | Graci Etna Bianco Arcuria 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Carricante |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Graci |
| Origin | Contrada Arcurìa, Village of Passopisciaro, Town of Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania) |
| Climate | Altitude: 600 m. a.s.l. on the northern slope of Mount Etna. |
| Soil composition | Volcanic, sandy and sandy loam, rich in the skeleton. It is a soil rich in iron and nitrogen with a neutral pH. |
| Cultivation system | Head-training espalier |
| Plants per hectare | 6,300 |
| Harvest | Last week of October. |
| Wine making | In concrete tanks and oak barrels. |
| Aging | In concrete tanks and oak barrels on the lees for 12 months. It then ages for another 12 months in the bottle. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |