Absolutely insane rosé. Rich, lush strawberry and stone fruit, a milky, buttery umami note, beeswax, grapefruit, yeasty tones and minerality that suggest champagne. An absolute stunner. — 8 months ago
Shadowed ruby, sweet herbs wild berry flowers, sweet herbs fresh cherries just off dry sweetness but not sugary mineral bright acidity lighter tannins — 4 years ago
Volcanic rocks and tiny berries, red fruits, rhubarb, a touch of caramel candy. Creamy mouthfeel, cutting acid and subtle tannins. And a finish that goes on for minutes. Sometimes a wine speaks so much of place, it’s hard to describe, but drinking this brings me back to Etna in a way few others can. High altitude (1300m) blend of indigenous Etna grapes blanc de noir. Everything is there for graceful long term aging too. Brilliant wine. Disgorged 2019 — 6 years ago
Almost Chablis-like, bursting with minerals, a tad smokey with notes of lemon curd, quince and a bit of chamomile — 8 years ago
Salvo Foti. Had a much easier time finding this in NYC than I did in Sicily. — 12 years ago
One of the most wonderful white wines. — 3 years ago
金木犀、紹興酒、蜂蜜、黄桃、アプリコット、レモン、ハーブ、ミネラル。
広がる果実味とアロマ。それを締める酸とミネラル。重層的であり構成力が素晴らしい。 — 4 years ago
Gorgeous buccia di cipolla color. Texture of rosé champagne decanted, pinot meunier. Super delicate, guava, Haribo peach rings, overripe apple, red apple skin tannins. Unico! — 6 years ago
Minerals peaking out - served too cold and didn’t get to strut its stuff — 8 years ago
i Vigneri, Arundo — 13 years ago
Always outstanding. Minerals extraordinaire,, herbs, dark red fruit. Yumm! — 2 years ago
Soft nose, ultra light on the mouth with bursts of fruit and light citrus — 4 years ago
I probably drink too many Etna wines, so for a change here’s a Sicilian wine that is NOT from the volcano. It’s from the center of the island, near the city of Caltagirone, and it’s an unusual blend of two expected grapes (Nero d’Avola and Frappato) and one fairly unexpected one (Alicante Bouschet). Grown in dense vineyards planted with head-trained bush vines at about 1000 feet above sea level, this wine has a deep garnet color and a stony core surrounded by blackberry, licorice, and black cherry fruit. At once ripe and chiseled with acidity, this is a perfect expression of Sicily in many ways. It bears the i Vigneri stamp of consultant Salvo Foti, a good sign if there ever was one on Sicilian bottles. — 5 years ago
I Vigneri/Salvo Foti's take on Salina - Malvasia and Carricante -90/10 - give this unique white and great off-dry, salty, minerally character #qprAeolians — 10 years ago
Clay Bullwinkel
Outstanding. Volcanic minerality. Herbs. — a month ago