Vino di Anna Bianco Nave 2022

On the experimental end of things even for Anna and Eric, the Nave Bianco comes from a plot bought from Etna guru Salvo Foti in 2015. Grown organically at 1100–1200 meters on the mountain’s northwestern slopes, this minute high-altitude vineyard — planted to Carricante, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, and a touch of Savagnin — captures the mountain’s rare clarity. Pale and crystalline in the glass, Nave is lifted and finely etched, showing aromas of grapefruit oil, alpine herbs, and crushed stone. The palate is taut and linear, driven by citrus and orchard fruit layered over a cool, stony core. Bracing and quietly powerful, carried on high acidity and mineral lift, finishing with a hum of volcanic tension.