Dry red wine, 75cl. Medium bodied 100% Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Italy. 14.0% ABV.
Produced from grapes grown on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, this Sicilian red is made from the native Nerello Mascalese variety, with vines aged between 70 - 100 years old. With its red-fruited, floral profile, the Nerello Mascalese variety is sometimes seen as the Sicilian take on Pinot Noir. The eye-catching label design is intended to convey the black of the lava stone, the red of the lava and the white of the snow capped volcano.
Producer Profile Monterosso
Monte Rosso is a volcanic cone 600m above sea level formed during one of the most impressive and extensive eruptions of Etna on 15th July 1329. Its name derives from the red colour of the soil. Today, the centuries-old un-grafted vineyards on the slopes and within the extinct crater are still planted to the “Alberello” (Bush) training system with the classic chestnut wood stake, the traditional practice of Etna. Monte Rosso has come back to life thanks to three friends united by love for their native land –Aurelio Marconi,Giovanni FerlitoandGianluca Strano. The philosophy behind the work in the vineyard is simple: return to the local winemaking traditions, respect nature and use sympathetic innovation. The Monte Rosso team have enabled the recovery of the vines on this ancient volcanic cone and today organic farming enables the wines to fully express the terroir of this one of a kind crater. They cultivate the indigenous Etna varieties Carricante and Nerello Mascalese.
