We tasted last night these two Aeris Biancos at Pig+Fig:
1. Aeris Bianco CentennialMtnVnyd (12.0%; Carricante) 2018: Light yellow color; strong very fragrant floral/Carr/carnations bit stony/mineral some complex very attractive nose; fairly tart rather stony/mineral quite fragrant floral/carnations almost R-like lovely flavor showing some maturity; very long/lingering floral/stony finish that tracks flavor; quite a lovely floral/mineral Carri w/ a nice balance of fruit & minerality. $39.00 (JB)
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2. Aeris Bianco CentennialMtnVnyd (12.0%; Carricante) RhysVnyd/Ukiah 2019 : Light yellow color; slightly less floral more complex more stony/mineral bit R-like quite fragrant nose; lightly tart some lesser floral/Carri/carnations more stony/mineral bit tighter less perfumed more earthy/stony flavor; quite a lovely expression of Carri.
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More airyfairy from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. These were samples sent me by JeffBrinkman, winemaker at Rhys. Aeris is the Italian wine project of KevinHarver/Rhys and Jeff. The CentennialMtnVnyd is located up on that mtn due West of LakeSonoma, almost to Annapolis. Definitely cold-climate SonomaCoast. Looks like pretty virgin vnyd area w/ no other vnyds in the area. When Keven got interested in growing Nebbiolo in Calif, he (typically) did an extremely thorough job on researching the subject and planted this virgin land to his CentennialMtnVnyd.
I was particularly taken by both these Carricantes. CentennialMtn is pretty far removed from the volcanic slopes of MtEtna, but it strikes me as a very good home for the grape. I slightly preferred the '19 for its bit greater complexity but they were certainly birds of a feather.
Tom