Maugeri Frontebosco Etna Bianco 2023

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

“Perfumed floral aromas are enchanting with flint and matchstick undertones. Medium-bodied and focused with precise flavors of honeysuckle, sliced pineapple and pears. Flinty, intense finish with lots of pine needles and sea salt. Drink now.” - 97 PTS, JAMES SUCKLING (06/2025)

IMPORTER NOTES:

WINE PROFILE: "Made entirely of Carricante grapes grown in sandy decomposed lava soil near Milo, on the east side of Mount Etna. ‘Frontebosco’ is a single vineyard within the Maugeri property. This is similar in style and flavor to the Contrada Volpare, but even more mineral, deeper. The better the wine the harder it is to describe, and I am not doing this wine justice; I am afraid you’ll just have to drink it and taste for yourself. Pair with roast chicken, substantial fish dishes, and many pasta dishes."

WINERY PROFILE: "The Maugeri estate is a relative newcomer, but the wines made here with the guidance of enologist Emiliano Falsini are excellent; they show the distinctive stamp of this appellation very clearly, with neither flaws nor flashy winemaking to get in the way. Mount Etna is one of the best white wine terroirs in Italy, and Maugeri is a perfect example of it."

QUICK FACTS:

REGION: Sicily, Italy
APPELLATION: Etna Bianco Superiore DOC Contrada Volpare
GRAPES: Carricante
FARMING: Certified Organic
AGE OF VINES: Planted in 2010, bush trained vines (“albarello etneo”) on small terraces with dry lava-stone walls.
ALTITUDE & SOIL TYPE: 700 M, sandy volcanic soil, south-facing and
borders the Milo forest. Frontebosco is a single parcel located in Contrada Volpare
TYPICAL HARVEST TIME: Early October
MACERATION & FERMENTATION: Hand harvested into small boxes, gentle pressing of the whole bunches, 10% fermented in steel and the remaining 90% in small French oak barrels.
AGING: 8 months in stainless steel and oak barrel on lees. 6 months in bottle
PRODUCTION: 2,600 bottles annually