2020 Aeris Etna Bianco Superiore

Youthfully coy, the 2020 Etna Bianco Superiore takes its time opening in the glass. A delicate bouquet of white flowers, raw almonds and hints of wet stone evolves with air. It’s silky-smooth and elegant in feel, with ripe orchard fruits contrasted by saline mineral tones as a cascade of inner florals resonates toward the close. Long, potent and lightly structured, the 2020 lingers on and on with notes of apricot and young peach, offset by a twang of tart citrus resonance. This doesn’t just require, it demands further time in the cellar.