2023 Ayunta Nerello Mascalese Rosso, Etna, Italy Robert Ampeau full skin fermentation and extended

full skin fermentation and extended maceration for 6+ months Natural primary fermentation

with a complex forest medley of pine needles

Aged for approximately 18 months in 100% new and used French oak barrels

While considered a riper-style vintage than others in recent history

and fermented at 18°C

2023 Ayunta Nerello Mascalese Rosso, Etna, Italy Robert Ampeau full skin fermentation and extended100% Nerello Mascalese. Traditional yet easy going style of red wine, that is once known and called pista emmutta (Meaning: press it and put in the barrel straight away). The grapes are entirely sourced from the northern slope of Etna, between Passopiscoaro and Randazzo. Altitude at 650 700 meters on volcanic soils. All work in the vineyards is done by hand. Gentle pressing with short carbonic maceration followed by fermentation in a cement vat. Aging