Etna Bianco Catarratto, 2024

Grown on north-facing terraces 700 metres up Etna, held in place by dry walls of lava stone, and farmed by Carla Maugeri with her sisters and father.

Nearly three kilometres of lava-stone walls hold up 83 terraces at Milo, about 700 metres up Etna's eastern slope. The Maugeri family brought these abandoned vineyards back to life. This is pure Catarratto, a native Sicilian white, from the Volpare terraces. It sees no oak, just steel and a few months on its fine lees (the spent yeast). Lean and fresh, showing white flowers, white-fleshed fruit, wild herbs and a lemony, volcanic edge.