These vines are planted on the Northern side of Etna in the Calderara Sottana area. The blend is mostly made up of Nerello Mascalese with a smaller amount of Nerello Cappuccio and Minnella Rossa at some of the estates highest altitude vineyards up to 800 meters in elevation. The grapes are destemmed and vinified with ambient yeasts in concrete and used large 15hl barrels, where the wine matures and softens for 8 months, with a further 8 months in bottle. There is a slightly wild character with ripe red cherry fruits combined with cranberries and smokey, mineral notes. The tannins are chalky and well knitted into the wine’s structure.