Wine Advocate: 97 Points
Made with 100% Nerello Mascalese the Girolamo Russo 2021 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe represents a very special selection of fruit from 80-year-old vines from a half-hectare subsection of the excellent San Lorenzo vineyard. Giuseppe Russo says that his father Girolamo would tell him that this tiny patch of vineyard behaved better than the rest in terms of its slow ripening and ensuing complexity. A balanced vintage like 2021 conveys a beautiful sense of consistency and intensity with pressed flower wild berry fruit cassis and a citrusy close. The wine spent 18 days on the skins and aged in tonneaux and barrique for 18 months. It is only produced in the best years and this vintage saw a mere 750 bottles produced. This is a stunning wine from Etna and I say that because of its impressive clarity and precision of flavors. Giuseppe Russo of Girolamo Russo recently leased four hectares of vines in the Contrada Marchese in Passopisciaro. I hope that means we will be seeing a new wine from this very talented Etna winemaker. Published: Apr 17 2025
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