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Carricante is a white grape known for lemon, aniseed, flint. Its best-known homes are Etna, Sicily.
StyleWhite
Body●●○○○ (2/5)
FlavoursLemon, aniseed, flint
Key regionsEtna, Sicily
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Benanti Etna Bianco
Sicily · Etna · Carricante
Volcanic Carricante: lemon, green apple and aniseed with a flinty, saline finish.
Food: Swordfish, pasta alle sarde
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