Etna Rosso, Prephylloxera, 2023
Two prized parcels totalling 0.8HA within Calderara Sottana stand proud, having withstood the ravages of phylloxera, which arrived to Etna in 1881. Consequently, the vines are at least 140 years old, and on their original rootstocks. A fascinating and highly distinctive volcanic wine that carries its unique character and rich mineral intensity with a kind of weightless intensity. Produced in tiny quantities, it is one of Etna’s icon wines.
critic reviews
The 2023 Etna Rosso Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino Calderara Sottana opens like a flower shop on the nose, intensely layered with depths of black cherry and spice. This is more lifted and graceful than expected, with a sour citrus tinge, tart wild berry fruits and mineral tones. Edgy tannins pinch at the cheeks as the 2023 resonates with blue and purple inner florals and a bitter licorice concentration that lingers impossibly long.