“Contrada” Rinazzo in the village of Milo, on the eastern slope of Mount Etna, facing the Ionian Sea

Appellation: Etna D.O.C. Bianco Superiore, which accounts for about 1% of the aggregate Etna D.O.C. production

Altitude: 800 m a.s.l. (2,600 feet a.s.l.)

Climate: Mountain climate, humid, rainy and snowy in winter, with very high ventilation, luminosity and diurnal range

Vine Age: Up to 80 years old

Training: Head-trained, short-pruned bush vines grown on small terraces with dry lava-stone walls

Soil: Volcanic sands, rich in minerals, with sub-acid reaction (pH = 6.5)

Density: From 8,000 to 9,000 vinestocks per hectare (3,239 – 3,644 vines per acre)

Yield: 5,500 kg per hectare

The selected grapes are hand-picked in mid-October, sorted, de-stemmed and softly pressed. Fermentation of the free-run juice occurs for about 15 days at controlled temperature in a stainless steel vat, with an indigenous yeast selected in the vineyard by Benanti exclusively for the vinification of the Carricante variety. The wine then matures in stainless steel on the fine lees for 30 months, with frequent stirring, until bottling.

Color: Pale yellow with greenish tints
Scent: Intense, rich, moderately fruity, complex
Taste and Body: Medium-bodied, dry, mineral, with a pleasant high acidity, saline notes, marked aromatic persistence and after taste of anise and almond