Grottafumata Lato Sud Nerello Mascalese Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020
Grottafumata is, in a sense, the antithesis of many of the changes Etna has seen in recent times. As multinational wine brands have settled looking to cash in on the Etna name, bulldozing vast swaths of land in preparation for planting and erecting super-wineries overnight, Mauro and Mariangela have gone back to the roots. They painstakingly sought out great vineyard sites planted to old vines, making deals with old contadino farmers no longer interested in working the steep land. They grow the fruit organically and vinify it naturally in rented cellar space, and the results tiny volumes of wines infused with Etna’s exotic, smoky aura speak for themselves.
$18.18
Original: $51.94
-65%Grottafumata Lato Sud Nerello Mascalese Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy 2020—
$51.94
$18.18
Description
Grottafumata is, in a sense, the antithesis of many of the changes Etna has seen in recent times. As multinational wine brands have settled looking to cash in on the Etna name, bulldozing vast swaths of land in preparation for planting and erecting super-wineries overnight, Mauro and Mariangela have gone back to the roots. They painstakingly sought out great vineyard sites planted to old vines, making deals with old contadino farmers no longer interested in working the steep land. They grow the fruit organically and vinify it naturally in rented cellar space, and the results tiny volumes of wines infused with Etna’s exotic, smoky aura speak for themselves.
