Nemico Bianco Vulcanico 2022

Citrus zest
Ripe pear
Wet stone

Fresh and fragrant, with a mineral edge and a finish that lingers. Part of the wine spends a night with its skins before fermentation continues in tanks. A white to open when there is time to let the conversation wander.

You'll notice how the fresh, fragrant first sip keeps unfolding after you swallow.

If you like fragrant whites with a fresh edge, start here.

Part of the wine spends one night on its skins before spontaneous fermentation continues in fibreglass tanks.

€23.00

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AT THE TABLE

Baked fish with fennel

The gentle fish leaves room for the aroma and the fresh finish lifts the dish.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Courgette and ricotta tart

The soft filling suits the light wine while the pastry gives its texture something to meet.

FOR SHARING

Chickpea salad with parsley and olive oil

The mild chickpeas let the fragrance show and the herbs suit its fresh feel.

Also good

Fish baked with fennel leaves room for its fragrance and fresh finish.

Skip

A heavily sweetened curry can hide the changing flavours that make this white interesting.

Serve at

8–10 °C

The producer

Icaro: four friends giving the Castelli Romani a new voice

Icaro began in 2019 when four friends from Rome fell for a vineyard near Velletri. Surrounded by woodland and open to sea breezes, their corner of the Castelli Romani became a place to learn from local growers. They work with the area’s grapes and spontaneous fermentations, pursuing a simple ambition: bring lively, approachable wines of the Castelli back to the people of Rome.

People: Rocco, Fabio, Gianmarco and Luca
Home base: Castelli Romani, Lazio
Grapes / sourcing: Cesanese, Malvasia, Trebbiano and Bellone
Farming: Copper and sulphur treatments; work with local growers
Winemaking: Spontaneous fermentation, no filtration, very little added sulphur
Terroir: Volcanic land near Velletri, woodland and sea breezes