Pithos Bianco

2012

4.2

2489 UAHQPR 0.99

Region

Italy › Sicily › IGP Terre Siciliane

Type

white · still

Grapes

Grecanico

Alcohol

10.5%

Volume

750 mL

Sugar

1 g/L

Tasting Notes(2)

7 September 2023· @Garage·Sicily by Vova and Mykola

4.2

Pithos Bianco 2012 (vintage is critical) is one of those wines I am always happy to repeat. Delicate, complex and multilayered. Once again - despite the age, it is still vigorous and fresh, which is an incredible feat. Tea, mushrooms, amber (from the fruit trees) and wood, dried fruits. The mouthfeel is more delicate compared to the intensity of the aroma. The aftertaste is long and flavourful - wet cellar, tea and citrus candies.

24 January 2023· @Wix Kyiv Office·Il Pirata Vol. 3

4.2

About

Pithos Bianco is 100% Grecanico growing at 230 meters above sea level on red soils of limestone-siliceous nature. The average age of vines is 12 years. The fruits were fermented spontaneously in terracotta amphorae (as the name suggests) on the skins with indigenous yeasts. Aged for an undefined amount of time in amphora.

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One more time, I confirm that COS wines require time to gain depth and complexity. Pithos Bianco 2012 has a beautiful bouquet of dried fruits, clay, tea, mushrooms, honey, amber and wood. Despite its age, it's still vigorous and fresh. Almost perfectly balanced, with a surprisingly low alcohol level (10.5%) for its dry palate. The aftertaste is long and flavourful: mushrooms and citrus candies. Delicious wine.

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