2019 | Cottanera | Barbazzale Etna Rosso

Red Wine: 2019 | Cottanera | Barbazzale Etna Rosso

Vibrant ruby red in color. Delightful scents of raspberry and blackberry, wildflowers interwoven with light mineral scents. Very pleasant freshness on the palate, with a fresh-tasting hint of acid.

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Producer: Cottanera

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Nerello Mascalese

Country/Region: Italy, Sicily

Vibrant ruby red in color. Delightful scents of raspberry and blackberry, wildflowers interwoven with light mineral scents. Very pleasant freshness on the palate, with a fresh-tasting hint of acid.

Producer Information

In its essence, the story of the Cottanera winery is about a return to ones roots. The story begins with Francesco Cambria, who, in 1962, seeking a retreat from his career in Messina, bought 100 hectares of vines and hazelnut groves near his birthplace in Randazzo. Francesco cultivated hazelnuts and also initially sold grapes to the local cooperative, but with the arrival of DOC status for Etna in 1968 and hazelnuts losing market share, he soon decided to focus on grape growing for bulk wine production, replanting the hazelnut groves to vines. In the late 1980s, Francescos son Guglielmo decided to build a winery to make his own wine, rather than selling the grapes, and he was quite successful selling it sfuso in demijohns to local consumers and restaurants. The initial success of these wines pushed Guglielmo to point on quality wine production, so in the mid-1990s, he renovated his fathers vineyards to increase density and lower yields, and the first wines labeled as Cottanera were born.