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Girolamo Russo 'a Rina Etna Rosso 2022 750ml-0

Girolamo Russo 'a Rina Etna Rosso 2022 750ml

$35.99

SKU: 58518

Last December, Food & Wine editor Ray Isle named Girolamo Russo’s A’Rina Etna Rosso as his #4 wine of 2024, writing about winemaker Giuseppe: “he’s charming, impressively talented, and definitely one of the new (or new-ish) names to follow if you are intrigued by the elegant transparency and complexity that Nerello Mascalese gets when it’s grown on Etna’s volcanic soils.”

Sicilian wine isn’t on the radar of most American wine drinkers, but there’s a reason it should be. The Mt. Etna region in particular is growing some of the most dynamic grapes on the planet, on the side of an active volcano in mineral-rich lava rock, giving the wines a unique and unmistakable character.

Using estate bottled fruit from a combination of different sites, the 2022 Girolamo Russo A’Rina is a textbook example of the Mt. Etna style. A blend of roughly 90% Nerello Mascalese with 10% Nerello Cappuccio, the vines range from 20 to 100 years of age, rooted in weathered volcanic lava flows on the north side of Mount Etna. To Isle’s point, the complexity and draw of this wine is the dynamism of the volcanic-grown fruit.

It’s herbaceous and floral with incredibly concentrated color and flavor, dancing with juicy dark berries and brooding fruit tones. As Isle also points out: “The Etna Rosso was a perfect summertime red, fragrant with red berry fruit, light-bodied, and lively. I’ll double-down on that to say that it’s a terrific wintertime red as well.”

94 POINTS: JAMES SUCKLINGThere is freshness here with redcurrants, pomegranate, black pepper, flowers and earthy notes. Medium- to full-bodied, this has sweet fruit on the palate, velvety tannins, an integrated, refreshing acidity and a brilliant finish. Delicious to drink now, though this crunchy wine has aging potential.

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