Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Vouvray Montgouverne Sec almond and white flower-laced nose

almond and white flower-laced nose and a lively

This second wine of Château Valandraud is a fruity reflection of the more structured first wine

with 90% Merlot

the wine is full-bodied

Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Vouvray Montgouverne Sec almond and white flower-laced noseOne of the more dazzling whites to look at as it sits in the glass, this old vine Carricante gets its luxurious golden hue from four days of skin contact, a traditional process on Etna that really 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 growing among the vineyard rows, and even the plume of smoke wafting from Etnas