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If you love serious Etna whites that feel quietly complex and unmistakably volcanic, Anthemis is very much in that camp. Think tension, texture and mineral drive, rather than anything loud or obvious. Saline and layered with freshness and elegance. Enjoy with grilled fish, prawns, crudo, lemony pasta, salty anchovy things — or just a good plate of something simple and Mediterranean. Read More
If you love serious Etna whites that feel quietly complex and unmistakably volcanic, Anthemis is very much in that camp. Think tension, texture and mineral drive, rather than anything loud or obvious. Saline and layered with freshness and elegance. Enjoy with grilled fish, prawns, crudo, lemony pasta, salty anchovy things — or just a good plate of something simple and Mediterranean.
Anthemis is Monteleone’s cru Etna Bianco: a single vineyard of Carricante on the eastern slope of Mount Etna, in the commune of Sant’Alfio, sitting up at 900 metres. The Ionian Sea plays a real role here — bringing wind, rain and cloud cover that keeps things fresh, while the volcanic soils (gravel and sand) do what they do best: shape wines with clarity and a proper sense of place.
The vineyard was planted in 2008 and is trained Guyot (counter-espalier). Harvest is by hand in the early morning, the fruit arrives in small crates, and the winemaking is all about preserving precision: gentle pressing, 48 hours’ natural settling, then fermentation in stainless steel. From there, Anthemis spends 12 months on fine lees in 500L and 300L French oak tonneaux with weekly bâtonnage, followed by 8 months in bottle before release.
Monteleone is a small, family-run winery, from a pair of passionate young vignerons, husband and wife team, Benedetto and Giulia Monteleone. Giulia has a background as a food and wine writer, while Benedetto is a trained Winemaker and Viticulturalist who studied at the prestigious Università di Enologia di San Michele all’Adige in Alto-Adige. Together they shared a dream of one day owning their own winery and after much research, in 2017 they found themselves the perfect property at the foot of Sicily’s Mount Etna, next to the Alcantara river.
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