"Iancura" Bianco Terre Siciliane IGT 2022

It is called Iancura and it is a Terre Siciliane IGP, proposed here by the Hauner winery, one of the most famous wineries on the island of Salina. We are in the heart of the most beautiful and uncontaminated Sicily. Here, since the 1960s, Carlo Hauner has been a leading figure in the island's viticulture, one of the best known interpreters of the Malvasia delle Lipari grape variety, present here in a percentage of 90%, vinified dry, and completed by 10% Inzolia. Harvested strictly by hand at the end of August, the grapes are protected from the island's extreme heat and brought to the cellar within a few hours. Here they are crushed and the must is immediately drained off. Fermented and matured in stainless steel tanks, this fine Sicilian white matures in the bottle for a period of about 3 months before release. Pale straw yellow in colour with greenish highlights, the nose reveals fruity notes of peach, iodine and mineral notes, then vegetable notes of celery and sage. And more fruit, with kiwi and melon, plus balsamic hints on the finish. The palate is finely acidic, with honeyed sweet notes and brief briny olive hints. The finish is fluid and caramel-like, still delicately saline and fruity. A decidedly versatile wine, it goes well with savoury pasta dishes, for example dressed with sardines, but also with simple (and tasty) bruschette of land and sea, fresh cheeses and even raw fish.