2024 Barone di Villagrande Etna Bianco DOC Carricante Sicily 6pk 6x750ml

Barone di Villagrande isn't just Sicily's oldest winery — it's been farming the eastern slopes of Mount Etna since 1727, nearly three centuries of volcanic terroir in a single family's hands.

At 700 meters above sea level near Milo, they grow Carricante the way Etna has always demanded: organically, patiently, and with the kind of restraint that makes the island's best whites feel impossibly pure.

Carricante is Etna's answer to the great white grapes of the world — mineral-driven, searingly fresh, built on acidity that keeps the wine vibrant for years. Grown at altitude on volcanic soils, it's a grape that tastes like the mountain itself: saline, stony, bright as a cold spring.

The 2024 vintage brought dry, hot conditions through spring and summer, then late-July rain that gave the vines just enough moisture to balance. The result is a wine with: sweet white fruit, sage, thyme, minerality, and salinity on the nose.

The palate explodes with acidity, dried lime skin, and spice, finishing with a hint of heat on the chest and persistent floral aromatics.

Drink it over the next couple of years while it's still crackling with energy.