Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky
Frank CornelissenSicily€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Magma is one of Italy's most sought-after cult wines: pure Nerello Mascalese from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines above 1,000 metres, no sulphur added, aged in amphora. The wine embodies volcanic terroir at its most extreme and unfiltered.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Girolamo RussoSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
The prestige Russo single-vineyard: 'A Rina (dialect for 'la rena' - the sand) from some of the deepest sandy volcanic soils on the north slope, producing the most austere and age-demanding wine in the portfolio.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
GraciSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Barbabecchi contrada at higher elevation than Arcuria, this Graci red is the most structured and demanding of the range: dense, chalky, and extraordinarily long-lived.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
GulfiSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Sanlorenzo is the most elegant of Gulfi's quartet: the highest-altitude contrada delivers a more refined palate structure with exceptional aromatic complexity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€€€Still Red
Vigna Barbagalli is Pietradolce's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from ungrafted pre-phylloxera vines at 850 metres: among the most collectible and age-worthy Nerello Mascalese produced on the north slope.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Burdese is Planeta's prestige Cabernet Sauvignon-Franc blend, named in Sicilian dialect for Bordeaux. Grown at Ulmo in Menfi, the wine achieves the concentration of ripeness that Sicily's sun provides while preserving the variety's structural backbone through altitude and careful vinification.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta Tascante (Tasca d'Almerita on Etna)Sicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Il Picciolo is Tascante's prestige single-vineyard Etna Rosso from old Nerello vines in a specific parcel within the Rampante contrada: the estate's most structured and complex expression.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Tenuta delle Terre NereSicily€€€€€€€€Still Red
Feudo di Mezzo is the most aromatic and perfumed of the Terre Nere lineup: complex, multi-layered, with chalky depth and remarkable persistence.