Girolamo Russo - Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano Delle Colombe 2020 (750ml)

Price: $180.00

Producer	Girolamo Russo
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Subregion	Etna
Varietal	Nerello Mascalese
Vintage	2020
Sku	10283
Size	750ml

Vinous: 94 Points

The 2020 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe is a showstopper spicy and exotic with a kaleidoscopic bouquet of cloves allspice dried blood orange cinnamon and crushed wild blueberries. It's succulently ripe in style with juicy acidity to balance. A wave of violet-tinged wild berry fruits washes across the palate with ease leaving a tactile mineral tinge in their wake. Hints of sour cherry combine with candied citrus and spice as the 2020 finishes long and staining yet remarkably fresh. A subtle coating of fine tannins provides support but doesn?t impose. This is a showboat vintage for the Piano delle Colombe a parcel of San Lorenzo with soils that originate from a volcanic explosion rather than lava flow. It's an exquisite and harmonious wine that is sure to win a lot of hearts. - By Eric Guido on March 2024 Girolamo Russo nailed it with the 2021 vintage. The wines blend beautifully ripe fruit with the richness of the warm and dry season yet they possess a classic tannic profile that will give them a long and steady evolution. The year was fraught with warm temperatures and drought conditions throughout the summer. However rain in late August and September brought cooler conditions that lasted through harvest?this period allowed the vines to recover before picking. The results are in the bottle and I?m sure that fans of Giuseppe Russo?s work will be more than happy with these offerings. The differences between 2020 and 2021 are quite apparent when tasting two vintages of the San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe side-by-side. The 2020 is a seductive showboat but the 2021 marries elegance with power. Both are compelling. As for the upcoming 2023s unfortunately the estate lost about 70% of its production to downy mildew. As a result there won?t be any cru wines. The fruit will likely go entirely into the production of the Rosso Arina.