Girolamo Russo 'Nerina' Etna Bianco 2024

Girolamo Russo 'Nerina' Etna Bianco 2024Giuseppe Russo made a huge leap from being a pianist with a doctorate and an academic career to being a farmer. His father died of a heart attack in 2003 while working in the vineyard and Giuseppe decided not to sell the family vines. His timing was perfect, as a real renaissance of Etna wines was happening in nearby Passopisciaro. Even though Giuseppe had no winemaking skills when he took over, he was able to learn from people like Marco di Grazia

than at a terrasse or on the beach

In a part of this contrada you will find more clay-limestone soil

tangy fat to the mix

Generations later Jean Boxler's descendant of the same name is the steward of this humble and very thoughtful winery

but it is built to age beautifully until the end of the world — which is hopefully more than 30 years away

The volcanic mineral

complex and pretty

crispy mushrooms

manually operated vertical press into old Raulí foudres

a one-time mentee of Tom Lubbe at Matassa

20 ppm SO2 was added at barrel to mitigate the risk of brettanomyces in the wine cellar (brett loves cider)

There is a lovely volcanic salinity and crunchy texture to the wine