Ferrando White Label - Etichetta Bianca Nebbiolo di Carema 2019

Etichetta Bianca 2019Carema, Alto Piemonte92 pts Vinous (Galloni)From: Alto Piemonte: Small Is Beautiful (Feb 2024) The 2019 Carema Etichetta Bianca is laced with sweet pipe tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers, crushed rocks and Alpine herbs. This is an especially floral, savory vintage for the Etichetta Bianca, a wine that impresses with its energy, verve and class. The only thing missing here is a bit of freshness and depth. - By Antonio Galloni on November 2023Ferrando remains a reference point in Carema. The 2019s I tasted for this report are gorgeous. This year, I have a slight preference for the Etichetta Nera over the Etichetta Bianca, as the smaller barrels used for the Etichetta Nera seem to add a bit of textural richness that is a help in this cooler, classically austere vintage. Although I did not taste any new releases of the estate’s entry-level offerings, those wines have been especially fine over the last handful of years.Power...finesse....the last of these is where the