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92 pts Vinous Media
The 2022 Passorosso is spicy in the glass with an herbal thrust up front, giving way to ginger-tinged dried cherries and dusty sage. This is silky-smooth with ripe red and hints of blue fruit. Brisk acidity motivates the mouthfeel as the 2022 takes on a salty savoriness toward the close. It finishes with outstanding length and concentration, leaving a coating of fine tannins and a resonance of licorice on the close. This is far from your average Etna Rosso, with nearly 50% of the fruit hailing from Contrada Guardiola. - By Eric Guido on March 2024

100% Nerello Mascalese
Vinification: Alcoholic fermentation for 15 days in steel vats; malolactic fermentation in large neutral oak barrels
Aging: 10 months in neutral large oak barrels and cement, with an additional 6 months in bottle

An "Etna Snaphot" Passorosso is 100% nerello mascalese, blending across different altitudes and soil types (Contradas/sites). This wine is an expression of the breadth of flavors that Etna can produce with a character that distills this unique growing environment in a glass, reflecting the variations of each vintage. The wines age in large, neutral oak barrels and are unfiltered, presenting an interpretation of nerello mascalese that is bright, pure, red-fruited, mineral, and herbaceous, and with age, it begins to lose its color and gain exotic aromas of camphor, sandalwood, and spice.