Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Vouvray Montgouverne Sec with 90% Merlot

with 90% Merlot

and pretty floral notes all emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Pepper Bridge Vineyard

1 is a complex

the Merlot-dominated 2016 Château Valandraud is a brilliant example of this cuvée that should match or exceed the incredible 2015 at maturity

Powerful tannins and hugely rich fruit balance together in this superb wine

Grottafumata Lato Sud Carricante Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020 Vouvray Montgouverne Sec with 90% MerlotOne 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