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Firriato's wines combine science with terroir. For instance, for their Etna reds the team practise early defoliation, removing some leaves before flowering to reduce the amount of glucose being produced by the vine and increase the proportion of pulp to skin in the grapes. Rovo delle Coturnie is a vineyard within Contrada Verzella on Etna's northeast side at 750m above sea level, and this wine sees nine months in Slavonian durmast oak casks followed by 20 months in bottle. Smoky, earthy red fruits with notable wood and spice are lifted by intense acidity and a saline streak, with a good intensity of cherry, blackberry and raspberry. There's a good structure of fine tannins and an earthy twist, giving a sense of muscularity, although it lacks the complexity to go with it at present. Give it time.

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Firriato, Cavanera Rovo delle Coturnie, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2018

Firriato's wines combine science with terroir. For instance, for their Etna reds the team practise early defoliation, removing s

Firriato, Cavanera Rovo delle Coturnie, Etna, Sicily, 2018

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