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Brook’s top 20: best of Etna’s volcanic whites and reds

Alta Mora, Etna Bianco 2017 93

£18.55-£20.99 Buy Fine Wine, The Wine Reserve

Pure Carricante, aged in steel tanks. A waxy but bracing nose, with apricot, apple and a mineral tang. Full-bodied and creamy, yet has a fine acidic cut, with a crisp assertive impression on the palate. Long stony finish; energy and power. Drink 2019-2026 Alcohol 13%

Pietradolce, Archineri, Etna Bianco 2018 93

£37.70-£38.69 Armit, Italvinus,

Splendid wine, produced from pre-phylloxera vines at 850m on Etna’s eastern slopes.2019-2028 13.5%

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