This smokey Sicilian white doesn't just surprise the palate but one's imagination itself when you consider how one remarkable winemaker casually divined a Burgundian standard of Chardonnay at the foothills of an angry volcano in Italy's remote south. Andrea Franchetti is a winemaker par excellence who hasa almost singlehandedly made the volcanic wines of Mount Etna an international rage. Passopisciaro's Passobianco is perhaps the most unique volcanic Chardonnay produced on Italian soil, vinified from grapes grown on high-altitude 1000 metre terraces, and deftly aged in large oak for 10 months. The resulting wine marries the noble grape's inherent rich flavours with volcanic character, yielding honeysuckle, citrus and flinty notes, finishing chean.