Nuzzella Acchiana 2018

Nuzzella is a small Etna estate founded in the mid-2010s on the eastern side of the volcano, between Piedimonte Etneo and Linguaglossa. The project began with the restoration of old vineyards and olive groves on layered lava soils, locally associated with the hard volcanic terrains that give Etna wines their particular nerve. Native grapes such as Nerello Mascalese, Carricante and Catarratto are farmed organically and worked by hand, with attention to biodiversity and low-impact viticulture. The wines show the cooler, eastern face of Etna: smoky, fragrant, saline and shaped by a mountain that always feels alive.