Benanti
About Benanti
Situated near the foot of Mount Ena on the Italian island of Sicily, Cantina Benanti has been family owned and operated since the late 1800s. Benanti is one of the most historic estates in the region. Bringing these electrifying wines to the global stage, Robert M. Parker Jr once rated them as “among the best made on the volcano today”. Monica Larner (Wine Advocate) goes even further, declaring that their Pietra Marina is “the wine that, when I tasted it many years ago, made me fall in love with Etna”.
Despite this heritage, this Sicilian gem has taken an entirely updated and modern approach to viticulture with particular respect and reverence shown for the island's rich, distinctive volcanic soils and indigenous grape varieties. The star of Benanti is rising among Italian wineries with its bottles increasingly sought after at home and abroad.
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Sicily | 2 | 94+ (WA) |
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£672.29 |
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Wine Advocate (94+)This is the wine that started it all. Benanti's Pietra Marina wine started a quarter century ago, and its success is what put Etna—especially its white wines—on the map of the world's best wine territories. The 2019 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina has a flinty note or reduction that cedes to preserved lemon, Bartlett pear and crushed oyster shell. It ages in stainless steel for 30 months, followed by 12 additional months in bottle. The fruit comes from a two-hectare site with acidic soils (with a pH of 6.2) that are rich in minerals, located on the eastern side of Etna at a cool 800 meters in elevation. Production is 10,056 bottles. |
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Sicily | 2 | 97 (JS) |
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£325.24 |
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James Suckling (97)Stand back as this extremely intense and vibrant Etna dry white arrives! As many herbal and positively vegetal aromas as white fruit and citrus. Super-sleek and focused palate with a dangerous amount of mineral energy and samurai sword acidity. The finish lasts for minutes! Enormous aging potential. Drink or hold. |
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Sicily | 1 | 97 (JS) |
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£253.24 |
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James Suckling (97)It's time to taste the volcano! Although this is still very young, it has an amazingly refined nose that reminds us of top-class red Burgundy. Quite full-bodied, but super-elegant and transparent, with very fine tannins that build to a stunning crescendo at the mineral finish. Patience will be rewarded! Drinkable now, but best from 2023. |
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Sicily | 4 | - |
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£259.49 |
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Sicily | 1 | 94 (VN) |
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£2,423.09 |
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Vinous (94)Ashen stone and animal musk give way to dusty florals, spiced citrus and dried black cherries, as the 2015 Etna Rosso Serra della Contessa Riserva dramatically opens up in the glass. It’s deceptively soft and juicy in feel, casting a pure display of ripe red and black fruits across a core of zesty acids, yet with fine tannins that slowly saturate toward the finale. This finishes with persistence, but also with a hulking structure that will require years to resolve, as inner rose notes and tart woodland berries linger longer. This is the inaugural vintage of the Serra della Contessa Riserva, a single-parcel selection of pre-phylloxera vines. |
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Sicily | 2 | - |
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£708.29 |
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Sicily | 4 | - |
Inc. VAT
£701.09 |
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Sicily | 10 | - |
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£193.49 |
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Sicily | 2 | 94+ (WA) |
In Bond
£541.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94+)This is the wine that started it all. Benanti's Pietra Marina wine started a quarter century ago, and its success is what put Etna—especially its white wines—on the map of the world's best wine territories. The 2019 Etna Bianco Superiore Pietra Marina has a flinty note or reduction that cedes to preserved lemon, Bartlett pear and crushed oyster shell. It ages in stainless steel for 30 months, followed by 12 additional months in bottle. The fruit comes from a two-hectare site with acidic soils (with a pH of 6.2) that are rich in minerals, located on the eastern side of Etna at a cool 800 meters in elevation. Production is 10,056 bottles. |
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Sicily | 2 | 97 (JS) |
In Bond
£255.00 |
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James Suckling (97)Stand back as this extremely intense and vibrant Etna dry white arrives! As many herbal and positively vegetal aromas as white fruit and citrus. Super-sleek and focused palate with a dangerous amount of mineral energy and samurai sword acidity. The finish lasts for minutes! Enormous aging potential. Drink or hold. |
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Sicily | 1 | 97 (JS) |
In Bond
£195.00 |
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James Suckling (97)It's time to taste the volcano! Although this is still very young, it has an amazingly refined nose that reminds us of top-class red Burgundy. Quite full-bodied, but super-elegant and transparent, with very fine tannins that build to a stunning crescendo at the mineral finish. Patience will be rewarded! Drinkable now, but best from 2023. |
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Sicily | 4 | - |
In Bond
£197.00 |
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Sicily | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
£2,000.00 |
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Vinous (94)Ashen stone and animal musk give way to dusty florals, spiced citrus and dried black cherries, as the 2015 Etna Rosso Serra della Contessa Riserva dramatically opens up in the glass. It’s deceptively soft and juicy in feel, casting a pure display of ripe red and black fruits across a core of zesty acids, yet with fine tannins that slowly saturate toward the finale. This finishes with persistence, but also with a hulking structure that will require years to resolve, as inner rose notes and tart woodland berries linger longer. This is the inaugural vintage of the Serra della Contessa Riserva, a single-parcel selection of pre-phylloxera vines. |
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Sicily | 2 | - |
In Bond
£571.00 |
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Sicily | 4 | - |
In Bond
£565.00 |
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Sicily | 10 | - |
In Bond
£142.00 |
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