PRODUCER
ETNELLA
Mt Etna, SICILY
INFORMATION
DAVIDE BENTIVEGNA RETURNED TO HIS ROOTS IN CATANIA IN 2008 AND BEGAN MAKING WINE OFF OF A FEW PARCELS ON THE STEEP SLOPES OF MOUNT ETNA. OVER THE YEARS, HE ACQUIRED MORE VINEYARDS LOCATED IN DIFFERENT ‘CONTRADE’ (OR SUB-ZONES) OF ETNA, EACH WITH THEIR UNIQUE TERROIRS. THE VINES, ALL FARMED ORGANICALLY, ARE TRAINED IN THE ANCIENT ALBERELLO STYLE AND PLANTED ON TERRACED LAND. IN THE CELLAR, DAVIDE WORKS WITH SPONTANEOUS FERMENTATIONS AND MINIMAL INTERVENTION, ADHERING TO LOW SULFITE LEVELS AND MINIMAL FILTRATION. THE RESULT IS A RANGE OF WINES THAT SHOWCASE THE DIVERSE EXPRESSIONS OF ETNA'S VOLCANIC TERROIR.
ARTIGIANO 2023
GRAPES: NERELLO MASCALESE, INZOLIA, CARRICANTE
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: RED AND WHITE GRAPES ARE COFERMENTED, 5 DAYS PARTLY WHOLE CLUSTER MACERATION, ÉLEVAGE IN CONCRETE
KAOS ROSSO 2022
GRAPES: NERELLO MASCALESE
STYLE: ROSSO
SOILS: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: 15 DAYS OF MACERATION, 18 MONTHS ÉLEVAGE IN OLD OAK
KAOS 5.0 BIANCO 2023
GRAPES: CARRICANTE, GRECANICO, CATARRATTO, MINELLA, INZOLIA, GRECANICO, GRENACHE BLANC, MOSCATELLONE, AND OTHER WHITE GRAPES
STYLE: MACERATO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: A TOTAL OF 11 GRAPES MACERATE FOR 10 DAYS ON THE SKINS, 10 MONTHS ÉLEVAGE IN OLD OAK
TRACOTANZA 2022
GRAPES: NERELLO MASCALESE, GRENACHE
STYLE: ROSSO
SOIL: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: GRAPES FROM THE 1000M ASL CRU BARBABECCHI ARE MACERATED FOR 5 DAYS, 12 MONTHS ÉLEVAGE IN CONCRETE TANKS
NOTTI STELLATE 2021
GRAPES: NERELLO MASCALESE, NERELLO CAPUCCIO
STYLE: ROSSO
SOILS: VOLCANIC
VINIFICATION: GRAPES FROM A 1918 VINEYARD MACERATE FOR 15 DAYS BEFORE 18 MONTHS ÉLEVAGE IN CHESTNUT BARRELS
1 OF 1200 AMUNINNI X ETNELLA PRIVATE LABEL 2023
GRAPES: 95% CATARRATTO, 5% TREBBIANO
STYLE: BIANCO
SOIL: CALCAREOUS-CLAY, LIMESTONE
VINIFICATION: DIRECT PRESS AND BÂTONNAGE ON FINE LEES FOR 12 MONTHS