Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Etna Rosso 2018 CORSICA not in a garage

not in a garage

We purchase approximately 6000 bottles per vintage

all while leaving us a reminder of Savigny’s rustic character

The agave is slow cooked in traditional brick ovens for 72 hours and then distilled using a proprietary yeast developed by our master distiller

in the southern reaches of the Chianti Classico zone

Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Etna Rosso 2018 CORSICA not in a garageSan Lorenzo is a single vineyard wine from a contrada in Randazzo. It sits 750 780 meters above sea level and the vines are now over 80 years old. The entire vineyard is around 8 hectares but only the oldest 1 hectare parcel of vines is selected for the single contrada bottling. The rest is used for A Rina and the Rosato. The wine is almost entirely Nerello Mascalese but also have very small amounts of Nerello Cappuccio since the varieties are co