Federico Curtaz FEDERICO CURTAZ GAMMA Etna Bianco 2021

Description

Federico Curtaz Etna Bianco Gamma is a 100% Carricante wine that is vinified and aged in stainless steel. It displays a beautiful, bright golden color in the glass. The wine has a solid structure on the palate, with a tense and decisive intensity. It showcases a strong mineral character that finishes with hints of flint and graphite. Federico Curtaz Etna Bianco Gamma is a straight-forward wine with fruit flavors reminiscent of citrus and crisp pear. Gamma fully embraces its volcanic DNA and promises a long aging potential.

Federico Curtaz was born in Val d’Aosta but lived most of his life in Piedmont where his mother’s family had a farm with livestock and vineyards. He graduated as an agronomist in Asti where he later taught. In 1983 he met Angelo Gaja with whom he collaborated for 15 years as an agronomist. After various consultancy assignments around the world, he falls in love with Sicily and its history, culture and wines. He has started a joint project with a new winery on Etna, where a real renaissance has just begun. In 2015, he separated from the project to start his own namesake winery. Leases and manages 3 separate small vineyards, near Noto for its Nero d’Avola grapes; on the eastern slopes of Etna, near Milo, for its Carricante grapes and on the southern slopes, near Biancavilla for its Nerello Mascalese. 2015 was the first vintage. The production is tiny and today is around 10,000 bottles.