Eudes Etna Rosso 2021
"The vineyards of Vini Eudes command an enviable position on Etna’s eastern slopes: high above the thin strip of land that separates Sicily’s defining volcano from the Ionian Sea. Giovanni Messina and Laura Torrisi have staked their future on 3 hectares of native vines rooted in a once-abandoned property Giovanni grew up with. Sweeping stonewall terraces are banked into the sides of Monte Gorna, an offspring cone on Mother Etna, where the Eudes vineyards stand at 750-770 meters (2,460-2,525 feet) above sea level.
This Etna Rosso is composed of 80% Nerello Mascalese & 20% Nerello Cappuccio grown organically on Monte Gorna at approximately 670 meters above sea level. The expression in this bottling is intended to be a fresher expression of not just the fruit but of the minerality in these sandy, volcanic soils. The grapes are destemmed and gently crushed before they are macerated, just long enough for the initial alcoholic fermentation. From there the resulting wine is racked off of the skins to complete malolactic fermentation in stainless steel."