2021 Benanti Etna Rosso Sottana DOC, Sicily

100% Nerello Mascalese from a single vineyard near the village of Castiglione di Sicilia. These are from younger vines, only 40-50 years old.

Bright ruby red color with faint purplish hues. The nose is spicy, with delicate herbaceous and red fruit notes. On the palate, it is dry, mineral, and slightly tannic, with a pleasant acidity and good persistence with an aroma of red fruit.
Benanti is a wine producer locaded on the slopes of Mount Etna on the Italian island of Sicily. It was established in the late 19th century, and has been making wine from indigenous grape varieties in the Etnean terroir since. Today, Benanti has expanded to encompass vineyards in Pachino on the southernmost tip of Sicily and in Pantelleria, just off Sicily`s western coastline.

Nerello Mascalese is a highly regarded, dark-skinned grape variety that grows most commonly on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. Its wines, which have had a rapid upsurge in popularity in the last decade, have a tendency to reflect their surroundings, giving taut, fresh red wines with fruity, herbaceous flavors, excellent minerality, and an earthy nuance. Nerello Mascalese wines often have a perfume reminiscent of those of the noble wines of Barolo and Burgundy.