Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso DOC Calderara Soltana 2022 Cordials & Liqueurs

Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso DOC Calderara Soltana 2022 Cordials & LiqueursReally enticing nose with rich and ripe berries, tinged with notes of bright spice, truffley mushrooms and fresh flowers. Hint of orangey freshness, too. Medium bodied with intense, spicy fruit flavors, lightly firm tannins and a long, very fresh finish. Super. So elegant and well defined. Drinkable now, but best from 2023.

Delivers dense tannins that exert influence on the finish

Its medium body and bright acidity make for a pleasant and lasting finish on the palate

lemon-lime peel citrus

A mouth-watering acidity gives this wine verve and life while pulling the wine to the back of the palate

It somehow manages to be both tight yet approachable

A third sip brings forest floor bramble and dried herb notes

supported by the use of subtle oak

Matured for 8-12 months in concrete tanks before bottling depending on the years

and bittersweet dark chocolate

Complex red fruits aromas with delicate touches of oak aromas

and Joppich vineyard in Langhorne Creek

Notes of fresh strawberries and tobacco