Acclaim

“Bright straw. Clean and fresh on the nose with hints of apple, pear and honey. Lively in the mouth, with plenty of lemony zip to the pomaceous orchard and stone fruit flavors but a building creaminess decreases this wine’s citrus-accent and what initially seems like a steely personality. The vibrant quality carries on the long, suddenly soft finish. Showcases more creaminess than I’d expect in a reportedly 100% Carricante wine, so I am lowering my score. 100% Carricante grown at 800 meters asl.” — Ian D’Agata, Vinous Sept. 2017

“Orange pink. Clean fresh but simple, with earthy notes to the red berry and botanical herb aromas and flavors. Finishes medium-long with a peppery tactile bite. 100% Nerello Mascalese grown at about 700 meters asl.” — Ian D’Agata, Vinous Sept. 2017

“A creamy rosé, with minerally smoke and stone accents underscoring subtle flavors of dried apricot and pickled ginger, showing a hint of grilled herb. Enjoy this structured version with salumi. Drink now. 800 cases made.” -A.N. Sept. 30, 2017

“Dark bright orange-yellow. Deep aromas and flavors of orange jam, caramel, chestnut honey, and sweet spices. Multilayered and thick, with bright orange blossom, lavender, thyme, and saline nuances lingering nicely in the clean, varietally accurate finish. Much denser and sweeter (roughly 120 g/L r.s.) than Hauner’s 2014 Malvasia delle Lipari Vendemmia Tardiva, this still showcases the characteristic lightbodied, refined mouthfeel of all sweet wines made with the Malvasia di Lipari grape variety which gives delicate sweet wines quite unlike those of Sauternes, for example. Made with air-dried grapes (for close to a month) and is really quite good.” — Ian D’Agata, Vinous Sept. 2017

“Pale luminous golden-tinged straw. Very delicate but perfumed aromas and flavors of fresh apricot, yellow melon, caramel and a hint of orange jam derived from air-dried grapes. Bright juicy and long, with lip-smacking freshness on the long dainty back end. A very refined, flavorful wine that showcases marvelous acid-fruit balance and sneaky concentration with only 12.5% alcohol and 80 g/L r.s. This is made with partly late-harvested grapes and so is much less rich and concentrated than the Passito, made with air-dried grapes: perfect for all those who enjoy lighter-styled, not so massively thick sweet wines. A lovely wine.” — Ian D’Agata, Vinous Sept. 2017

“Pale straw. Fresh easy going saline apple and pear aromas and flavors with a hint of botanical herbs in the background. Quite juicy, with a herbal close of average length. This is 65% Grillo and 35% Carricante; the Grillo is usually all picked by September 10, while the Carricante is harvested at the end of September or the beginning of October. ” — Ian D’Agata, Vinous Sept. 2017

“This fresh, medium-bodied red leads off with fragrant notes of tea rose and cured tobacco, shifting to flavors of crushed currant and raspberry fruit, spice and loamy earth on the palate. Well-balanced, offering light tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2020. 12,500 cases made.” — A.N. Sept. 30, 2017

“Crisp and mouthwatering, this rosé offers a lively mix of ripe raspberry and wild cherry fruit, with orange zest, thyme and stone notes. Drink now. 4,000 cases made.” — A.N. Sept. 30, 2017

“Espresso, toast, new leather, menthol and French oak aromas take center stage. The firm palate offers juicy black cherry, crushed raspberry, anise, roasted coffee bean, vanilla and sage alongside tightly knit fine-grained tannins.” – Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Sept. 2017

“A vibrant white, light-bodied and lithe, with a clean-cut mix of snappy Gala apple, peach skin, pickled ginger and stone flavors. Zesty. Drink now. 20,000 cases made.” –AN, Wine Spectator Aug. 31, 2017