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Russo, Girolamo 2022 San Lorenzo Etna Rosso (Arrives 6/16)
2
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Red
$104.99
$89.00
Non-Discountable
The San Lorenza contrada has "balanced soils of both sand and stone" in the words of Beppe Russo. I find this to be slightly bolder than Calerara Sottana, yet lighter than Feudo. Sarsparilla, fennel, spice and sweeter, smoother tannins.
Almost entirely Nerello Mascalese with very small amounts of Nerello Cappuccio from the single contrada, San Lorenzo. The vineyard is 8 hectares with vines 80+ years in age, at 750-780 m above sea level but only the oldest parcel of vines is selected for the single contrada bottling. Spontaneous fermentation is followed by 18 months in second passage Slavonian oak.
