Famiglia Statella – Etna Bianco 2025

94p, Robert Parker

The organic Famiglia Statella 2021 Etna Bianco is a blend of 90% Carricante and 10% Catarratto from volcanic soils in the village of Randazzo, where the streets are paved with black lava rock. This wine really stands out for its elegance and extreme sharpness. The bouquet offers hints of brioche, almond ice cream, salty nut and wild chamomile. The mouthfeel is mildly velvety but also rigid and fresh.

Here is another new discovery from Etna that I highly recommend. This winery was founded in 2018 by Calogero Statella and his wife Rita. The couple acquired their first vines in 2016 in Contrada Pettinociarelle (in the village of Castiglione di Sicilia) and made a wine that year. But it wasn’t until two years later when they purchased a parcel with old vines that their winemaking dreams came true. They make four wines: two reds from estate vines, one rosé and a white wine with organic grapes from the nearby village of Randazzo. I remain extremely excited by this group of wines.

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