Biondi Rosso 'San Nicolo,' Etna DOC 2024

Overview

A graceful, aromatic Etna Rosso with raspberry, flowers, mint and citrus lift, grown on a steep crater site known for perfume and fine mineral structure.

Producer

Biondi

Region

Sicily

Appellation

Etna Rosso DOC

Fermentation

11-day maceration; controlled low-temperature fermentation in stainless steel with native yeasts.

Variety

80% Nerello Mascalese; 20% Nerello Cappuccio

Farming

Practicing organic

Aging

18 months in neutral 225- and 500-liter barrels; unfined and unfiltered.

Soil

Volcanic sand with iron-rich red pumice; southwest-facing crater vineyard at approximately 640–650 meters

Age of Vines

Planted in 2000; ungrafted