Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Etna Rosso 2018 CORSICA The agave is slow cooked

The agave is slow cooked in traditional brick ovens for 72 hours and then distilled using a proprietary yeast developed by our master distiller

We purchase approximately 6000 bottles per vintage

more restrained extraction and a tempered oak influence

A refreshing and straightforward wine expressing its bountiful fruit with bright aromas of wild strawberries and soft tannins

in the southern reaches of the Chianti Classico zone

Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Etna Rosso 2018 CORSICA The agave is slow cookedSan Lorenzo is a single vineyard wine from a contrada in Randazzo. It sits 750 780 meters above sea level and the vines are now over 80 years old. The entire vineyard is around 8 hectares but only the oldest 1 hectare parcel of vines is selected for the single contrada bottling. The rest is used for A Rina and the Rosato. The wine is almost entirely Nerello Mascalese but also have very small amounts of Nerello Cappuccio since the varieties are co