Benanti's ethereal red blend from Etna's volcanic slopes shows pale ruby color and intense red fruit with mineral spine. Balanced, dry, medium-bodied, with the saline minerality that comes from this singular terrain. A family rooted in winemaking since the late 1800s, now farming organically on Mount Etna with native grapes, delivers something that tastes like the island itself.
Winemaker Notes
Color: Pale, ruby Scent: Ethereal, intense, with hints of red fruits Taste and Body: Balanced, dry, medium-bodied, mineral with a pleasant acidity and saline notes, red fruit aromas, persistent
About the Producer
Winemaking in the Benanti family can be traced back to the late 1800s in Viagrande. This deep-rooted passion for wine is what led Giuseppe Benanti to establish the namesake winery in 1988. Located on Mount Etna, “an island within the island” of Sicily, the Benanti family produces wines using 100% native grapes – Carricante, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. With vineyards positioned on four different slopes of the Etna volcano: North, East, South-East and South-West, the climatic influence and volcanic soils from each slope combine to create territorial wines with a “sense of place.” Af…
