Salvatore Giardina’s Brutal!!! Eccentrico Bianco, 2020 is the first wine from Sicily to bear the coveted BRUTAL label. Comprised of Grecanico, Grecanico d'oro, Carricante and Catarratto from the north side of Mt. Etna, it sees 3 days of skin contact, before vinification in steel and glass demijohn for 8 months, followed by 5 months in the bottle. Explosively aromatic – Etna vibes right off the bat – it’s redolent of salted pineapple, lemon zest, pomelo, dried chamomile and wild jasmine, sun-drenched apricots, sun-baked earth. High acid on the palate – rollicking would be fair to say – with savory Mediterranean herbs, and more pulpy, yellow fruit wrapped around a saline, flinty core. Textural but tautly structured; tangy, mineral, complex, with character to spare, and an infinite finish. Raw, yes, but real, incredibly expressive, and supremely smooth – this is about as honest as wine gets!