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This is what Giuseppe describes as his ‘Etna classico’ yet this undersells the complexity of the winemaking and the final result. Nerellos Mascalese and Cappuccio from San Lorenzo, Feudo, Calderara Sottana and Feudo di Mezzo are co-fermented in stainless steel and open vats with indigenous yeasts, then malo takes place in barriques. The wine is matured for 12 months in large Slavonian oak casks and concrete tanks. It has an enticing aroma of red and black cherries, almond, spices and balsam. In the mouth it's bright and intense, with a good body and balanced spicy red fruits. Fleshy and succulent, the finish is stony and slightly bitter (in a positive way).

Nerello Mascalese

Nerello Cappuccio

Girolamo Russo, ’a Rina, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2021

This is what Giuseppe describes as his ‘Etna classico’ yet this undersells the complexity of the winemaking and the final result

Girolamo Russo, ’a Rina, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2021

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