'I Custodi' translates to 'The Keepers' or 'The Custodians,' and refers to this group of growers who watch over some of the unique indigenous vineyards on Mount Etna. Wines from this place are tenuous-- Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano, and recent August activity (mostly on the Southeast side) have the wine industry in a constant state of uncertainty from day to day.
Made from approximately 40-year-old indigenous vines grown on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, this bianco is a blend of mostly carricante (70%) and a bit of minnella and gracanico as well. Here, high-density bush vines (8.5K vines per hectare) compete for the limited nutrients available in the volcanic soil. This small batch wine spends a year in concrete and steel, before a 6-month aging period in-bottle.
Made from approximately 40-year-old indigenous vines grown on the northern slopes of Mount Etna, this bianco is a blend of mostly carricante (70%) and a bit of minnella and gracanico as well. Here, high-density bush vines (8.5K vines per hectare) compete for the limited nutrients available in the volcanic soil. This small batch wine spends a year in concrete and steel, before a 6-month aging period in-bottle.
I Custodi 'ANTE' Etna Bianco (Sicily, Italy)
the wine is compact and nervy. It's a wine that I prefer to drink on the second or third day, after it calms down a bit. As you'd expect from raw volcanic soils such as these, a fizzly, pumice-like acidity sizzles on the palate for a long while. There are those haunting aromas of nuttiness that you get from perfectly ripe phenolics.
the wine is compact and nervy. It's a wine that I prefer to drink on the second or third day, after it calms down a bit. As you'd expect from raw volcanic soils such as these, a fizzly, pumice-like acidity sizzles on the palate for a long while. There are those haunting aromas of nuttiness that you get from perfectly ripe phenolics.
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