Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso 'A Rina 2022

“A ‘Rina” means sand in local dialect, a nod to the sandy volcanic soils from which this wine is made. Blending fruit from 3 proprietary plots, Giuseppe strongly believes that the most balanced, complete wines are achieved as a composition from a variety of sites. 94% Nerello Mascalese with 6% Nerello Cappuccio to add color and amplify the fruit, the wine spends 12 months in Slavonian oak.

All farming is done according to organic regime, a tradition that Giuseppe has carried on from the generations of farmers before him that have consistently tended this land with care and to which the vines, some nearly 100 years in age.