Benanti
Benanti NV Noblesse Brut Carricante (Sicilia)
- Online Exclusive
- $60
This is a fascinating sparkling wine. Made in the metodo classico using Carricante grapes, this lively bubble opens with stone fruit, citrus and floral aromas. What really sets it apart are those drying mineral tones of slate and brimstone.
— M.L.
(4/1/2012)
Benanti 2004 Coste di Mueggen Zibibbo (Passito di Pantelleria)
- Online Exclusive
- $50
Part of the grapes are vinified fresh as a white wine and appassiti grapes are added during the course of fermentation with their super high sugar content.
— M.L.
(11/1/2008)
Benanti 2001 Il Monovitigno Nerello Mascalese (Sicilia)
- $34
It takes a certain amount of courage to import an obscure indigenous grape like Nerello Mascalese and expect a foreign market to appreciate it. If you’re up for tasting something new, prepare yourself for deep mineral, currant and toasted almond flavors. Although this wine is less complex than the estate’s blended wines, it does paint a clear picture of the variety…
— M.L.
(7/1/2006)
Benanti 2003 Edélmio White (Sicilia)
- $22
Benanti’s unique Etna whites are distinguished by a candy-like, almost bubble gum note. This blend of Carricante and Chardonnay exhibits citrus candy, mineral and floral notes that are so mported by Vino Bravo.
— M.L.
(7/1/2006)
Benanti 2000 Il Monovitigno Nerello Mascalese (Sicilia)
- $30
A leaner, meaner red with plush undercurrents of cigar smoke, ash, granite rock and bright red fruit in the background. This is unmistakably a wine from the volcanic soils of the mighty Mount Etna. It has medium body, and firm, dusty tannins. Imported by Vino Bravo.
— M.L.
(7/1/2006)
Benanti 2007 Bianco di Caselle Carricante (Etna)
- $25
Biancodicaselle from Mount Etna has a distinctly linear and well-defined aromatic quality that recalls nectarine, pink grapefruit, mineral, ash and volcanic smoke. This Carricante-based wine is crisp, clean and very polished on the close and shows the quality of its fruit in a genuine and immediate manner.
— M.L.
(2/1/2009)
Benanti 2010 Bianco di Caselle Carricante (Etna)
Bianco di Caselle is a magnificent wine made with high-altitude Carricante grapes harvested near the top of the cone of Mount Etna. The wine is fresh, tonic, clean and crisp with aromas of cut grass, kiwi and drying brimstone.
— M.L.
(7/1/2011)
Benanti 2007 Il Musico Moscato (Sicilia)
- $26
Here’s a Sicilian dessert wine that stands out in a crowd thanks to its layered aromas of dried herbs, natural rubber, apricot, honey and citrus blossom. The wine boasts floral and fragrant flavors that enhance the natural sweetness you feel in the mouth.
— M.L.
(12/15/2008)
Most Reviewed Designations
Most Reviewed Varietals
advertisement
What We're Tasting
2010 Écluse Lock Vineyard
California Cabernet simply doesn’t get richer or riper than this. It…
Facebook Activity
advertisement
Twitter Activity