Benanti
Etna Rosso DOC
Etna Rosso is a blend of mostly Nerello Mascalese, along with Nerello Cappuccio, selected from Benanti’s vineyards from the Northern to the Southern slopes.
Vines are located on the northern, south-eastern and southwestern slopes of Mount Etna. 10 to 60 years old vines, trained with free standing bush (“alberello”) and spurred cordon systems. Volcanic sands, rich in minerals, with sub-acid reaction.
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- Etna Rosso DOC
- Varietal Composition
- Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio
- Aging
- 8-10 months, about 80% in stainless steel tanks, and about 20% in used French oak barriques.
- Alcohol
- 14%
Pale ruby red in color, this wine offers an intense, ethereal nose of red fruits. The palate is dry and balanced, with medium body, bright acidity, mineral and saline notes, and a persistent red-fruit finish.
Wine Spectator
90 Points
2023
"A bright, balanced red, with an aromatic overtone of medicinal herbs and spices accenting flavors of macerated cherry and raspberry fruit, stone, smoke, milled pepper and paprika. Lightly chewy on the finish. Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. Drink now through 2033. 10,000 cases made, 3,500 cases imported."
— Alison Napjus, 2026
