Maugeri Etna Rosato DOC Contrada Volpare 2024100% Mascalese grapes grown in sandy decomposed lava soil near Milo (Contrada Volpare), on the east side of Mount Etna. The vines were planted to a single hectare in 2016 on dry, lava stone wall terraces at about 700 metres above sea level. The grapes are harvested by hand in early October then taken to the cellar and left in the press at low temperature for a couple of hours. The whole bunches are then softly pneumatic pressed and the must is

This 100% Garnacha Blanca comes from Becaira

very long time (we drank a beautiful 1958 recently

This is pure Nebbiolo aged in stainless steel (forgoing the Rosso di Valtellina DOC minimum of 6 months in oak)

We have watched these wines subtley change over the years

A co-ferment of 80% Vermentino and 20% Verdicchio from 0

This tapers off saline and fresh with a bump of residual acid and savory spice

with blackberry

Seventy-year-old

The taste and smell of Sardinia

pear and citrus flavours

Produced in the San Giovanni zone of Monforte d’Alba

minty freshness there too