The great whites of 2014

by Daniele Cernilli 08/03/16 |

Many consider 2014 to be an unlucky year marked by rain, botrytis, difficult harvests and questionable quality. And yet, in certain areas it was a very good year including Sicily, especially on Etna, and Sardinia, where it was considered to be the year of the century. The reds had some problems but this depended on the grapes used, while for many whites it was an extraordinary year. Here we present a few which in my opinion were absolutely formidable.

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Contrada Calderara 2014 Etna Bianco	Cottanera	08/03/16	Daniele Cernilli	A Carricante varietal that has a tad of wood that makes it more complex and assorted. This was its debut year but already it is clear this is a star, a wonder. The aroma has notes of flint, white... Leggi tutto
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Sauvignon Piere 2014 Friuli Isonzo Rive Alte	Vie di Romans	08/03/16	Daniele Cernilli	When the going gets tough the tough get going, John Belushi said. In this case the tough guy is Gianfranco Gallo who from this difficult year produced a very great Sauvignon which recovered some of... Leggi tutto
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