• Dry style
• Blackberry
• Cherry
• Light tannins

The wine has a pink/salmon color. The nose is intense, delicate, floral with hints of broom, fruity with hints of blackberry and cherry. The palate is dry, fresh, saline and mineral, lightly tannic and with a distinct aromatic persistence of red fruit notes.

Nerello Mascalese (100%), Etna’s noble red grape variety, grown on sandy, volcanic soils that are rich in minerals, with sub-acid reaction. Vines are 25 years of age on average and are trained in a spurred cordon system, with densities of 6,000 to 7,000 vinestocks per hectare and yields of 7,000 to 8,000 kg/ha. Vineyards vary in elevation from 500 m (c. 1,600 ft) to 700 m (c. 2,300 ft) a.s.l. The climate type ranges from high hill to mountain, with a humid and rainy cooler season, high ventilation and a significant diurnal range.

Grapes are hand-picked in early October, de-stemmed, then go through a pre-fermentative cold maceration for 12 hours and softly pressed obtaining 65% of free-run juice. Fermentation without any skin contact occurs at a controlled temperature in stainless steel vats for about 10 days, using an indigenous yeast selected in the vineyard by Benanti. Maturation then occurs in stainless steel tanks on the fine lees until bottling. Refining in the bottle for approximately 2-3 months

Food Pairing: Cold cuts, cured meats, fresh cheese, vegetables, white meats, seafood, marinated or cooked fish-based recipes and by the glass occasions.