With just a few vintages under his belt, Giuseppe Russo has created a beautiful top-shelf white from Etna. His Girolamo Russo 2022 Etna Bianco San Lorenzo is 90% Carricante and 10% Grecanico that starts off in steel and is then racked over to oak, where it stays for a few months. No malolactic fermentation occurs. I tasted this sample about one month after it had been bottled, and at this young stage, the bouquet is very focused on citrus and salty mineral. But look beyond those two aromatic pillars and the wine begins to reveal subtle layers of green apple (that could come from the Grecanico), quince, pear and saffron. It shows shy but compelling complexity. - 93pts, Monica Larner for The Wine Advocate

This is attractive with aromas of ripe citrus fruit, white flowers, stones and ashes. Medium-bodied, layered and complex, but tangy and fresh at the same time. Juicy and tense with a zesty, slightly phenolic and mineral finish. Drink or hold. - 93pts, James Suckling