Girolamo Russo - 'a Rina Etna Rosso 2020 (750ml) Tupungato Mataro and Alicante Bouschet

Mataro and Alicante Bouschet

with lingering black cherry and spice

mineral nose with fresh limes

using 54% new and 46% one year old barrels

Even at 6am and at that stage – cold juice scarcely 2 hours removed from the vine – it was clear that the potential for an effusive

Girolamo Russo - 'a Rina Etna Rosso 2020 (750ml) Tupungato Mataro and Alicante BouschetGirolamo Russo had been farming vineyards in Etna for decades, though it wasnt until a few years after his passing (2003) that his son Giuseppe decided to begin bottling wines under their name. Today, Giuseppe farms 18 hectares of sea influenced vineyards planted at 800 meters above sea level. Indigenous varieties, native yeast fermentations, and organic farming practices are all implemented at the estate. A Rina is an earthy and red fruited Nerello