Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Ovid Blackberry and dark-plum aromas dominate

Blackberry and dark-plum aromas dominate the nose with hints of dark chocolate and candied orange

Give this at least five to six years

It’s full-bodied with firm tannins

giving up spices

Grand cru grapes from the Côte des Blancs give this Champagne great intensity and texture

Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Ovid Blackberry and dark-plum aromas dominateOne 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