Tornatore

Mt. Etna’s multifaceted soils helped bring the 2015 Trimarchisa Etna Rosso wine complexity, structure and full maturity. The wine has luscious, perfumed aromatics and depth, weight and complexity while still retaining approachability in its youth. The palate is rich, dense and layered with a very long, persistent finish. Notes of dried cherry, raspberry, blackberry and rose petals are met by hints of spice and subtle minerality. Well-integrated tannins and zesty acidity will allow this wine to age beautifully over the next several years.

Tornatore Etna Rosso is ruby red with faint purple color, a typical trait of the Nerello Mascalese variety, which is not known for rich color. The wine has notes of macerated strawberries and raspberries, morello cherries and black plum, which blend with subtle hints of herbs and earth. Surprisingly full in structure, fine tannins and bright acidity give the wine richness, complexity and persistence.

On the terraced vineyards high atop the slopes of Mt. Etna, vines struggle for water in rocky soil, producing grapes with intense color and fruit character, balanced by racy acidity and refined structure. Elegant and smooth, the 2016 Pietrarizzo Rosso opens with an alluring nose of wild berries, rose and violets. Layered notes of mountain strawberry, red cherry, dried herbs and spice mingle with hints of wet stone on the full-bodied palate before a long, silky finish.

Intense straw yellow with light greenish reflections. Pleasant hints of exotic fruit, especially grapefruit and white peach, mark the nose of this wine which carries through to the palate. The wine has a distinct freshness, complemented by an extraordinary length.

This premium white is produced using local Carricante grapes on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily at 650m above sea level.