Etna Rosso 'Vinupetra' I Vigneri 2024

Vinupetra is an expression of Etna deep and three-dimensional, the result of century-old vines and the masterful interpretation of Salvo Foti. The winemakers are born with a very clear mission, that is to enhance the fruits of viticulture that cannot disregard the respect for vines and territory. Behind this project made of arms, passion, and sweat, there is the reassuring face of Salvo Foti, a true pioneer of local viticulture, oenologist, and owner of the winery, capable of reading the territory like few others given the experience accumulated over the years. Here the vines grow as bush vines, left free to express themselves and not "ordered" or forced, and chemical or synthetic substances are also banned. Biodiversity and conscientious work allow Salvo to harvest the fruits of moving ultra-centenarian plants with an extraordinary result in the bottle. An absolutely unmissable expression for those seeking spontaneity, elegance, and complexity that is hard to match.

The red Vinupetra is obtained from a blend of local varieties such as Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante, and Francisi in order of percentage. The grapes used to produce the wine come from a single vineyard called Calderara vineyard, located on the northern slope of Etna in the Contrada Feudo di Mezzo in Castiglione di Sicilia. The plot has an area of half a hectare and the average age of the plants is over 100 years. After a strictly manual harvest, the grapes are destemmed and spontaneously fermented in steel containers with a 15-day skin maceration. Natural decantation, without clarification or filtration and transfers following the lunar phases. The liquid ages for at least 12 months in large oak barrels.

The Vigneri Vinupetra fills the glass with its intense ruby hue. A nose of great class and finesse, not timid or uncertain, but rather showing a very clear definition. Cherry, bunches of red flowers, tobacco, mineral puffs, all in a constantly dynamic, never static picture. It is a profile that places it among the great Italian wines, and the tasting does not contradict the prerogatives. It impresses with the cohesion of the elements, in a symphonic and harmonious succession. Freshness, body, sapidity, and fine-grained tannin blend into a fascinating result, also endowed with remarkable persistence. Squeezed from Etna, among the top local representatives and of the peninsula!