2022 Vino di Anna ‘Jeudi 15 Rosso, Sicily, Italy

Organic. 100% Nerello Mascalese, sourced from several 80-90 year-old bush vine vineyards located in the Mt. Etnacontradeof MonteLaguardia and Allegracore. Between 700 to 800msl, these vineyards are on the northern slopes of Mt. Etna, between the village of Passopisciaro and Randazzo. The vineyards are predominantly Nerello Mascalese, co-planted with small percentages of Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante, and Grecanico, as is the tradition of the area. The harvest is done by hand as a field blend.

Harvest in 2022 was earlier than usual, being in the last week of September, due to the warm to hot summer conditions with little to no rain. 80% of the grapes were de-stemmed by hand into an open 30hL wooden fermenter. The rest of the grapes were added as whole clusters. The fermenting must was punched down daily and pressed after 12 days. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and then remained on fine lees, in several large used oak casks, before blending and bottling. No fining or filtration.