This wine is very mineral.
'Minerale' — stress on 'mi-ne-RÀ-le'. Four syllables.
Use when you detect a stony, chalky, or saline quality in a wine — often associated with volcanic soils or limestone.
'Mineralità' (minerality) is one of the most debated concepts in wine. The sensation of a stony, wet-pebble, or saline note is real and widely recognised.
Ha una bella salinità.
It has a lovely salinity.
A specific type of minerality — slightly salty, maritime
Si sente il suolo vulcanico.
You can taste the volcanic soil.
Attributes minerality specifically to volcanic origin
C'è qualcosa di gessoso.
There is something chalky.
'Gessoso' = chalky — typical of limestone minerality
Etna Bianco, made primarily from Carricante grapes, is one of Italy's most exciting white wines. Volcanic basalt soils at 600-1000m altitude create wines of extraordinary freshness and complexity.