Famiglia Statella Pettinociarelle Rosso 2018

Both Calogero and Rita Statella are born and raised on the Etna, so they have grown up in the land of the lava ash and black soils. Although Calogero has been the winemaker in the cantina at the region’s revered and groundbreaking Tenuta delle Terre Nere since 2003, their dream has always been to purchase a small plot of land for his own-family-vineyard. Here is the result. 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio organically grown in volcanic ash and fist size rocks at 765 meters in altitude. Fermentation/maceration lasts 10-15 days. The wine ages in second and third used French oak tonneau for 10 months before bottling. 400 cases produced. The 2017 is a bit fuller and richer than the debut release 2016 (see below), but still has the stamp of gunpowder and iodine minerality, and braised meat attributed from the ancient lava flows of Mt Etna.