Tasting Notes: The SRC Etna Rosso Alberello is a single vineyard wine made from 100-year-old, pre-phylloxera, Nerello Mascalese bush vines growing on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. This corner of Etna is home to softer, more ashen volcanic soils, where Nerello shows its more delicate side. Intensely floral, it beams with notes of rose petal, chocolate, bing cherry and grandma’s candies. The palate is both rich, decadent, and complex, while airy and ethereal at the same time. Truly unique.
Estate History: SRC is a small family operation started in 2013 with five wines from about 17 hectares of Contrada (sites) between Solicchiata and Randazzo on the northern slopes of Mt. Etna in Sicily. The name comes from the first initials of owners Rori and Cinzia, and their daughter Sandra. As a double meaning, when you say the words SRC together, it sounds like the Italian phrase 'essence' meaning: 'We are here.' The high elevation and steep slopes of Etna are full of tiny plots of terraced vines, fueled by fresh and rejuvenated volcanic soils that create truly one-of-a-kind grapes. The estate vines are in 5 distinct districts: Crasà, Calderara, Rivaggi, Barbabecchi, and Pirao; all of which offer a unique quality to these biodynamically farmed indigenous varieties, with management of wild herbs and the help of local sheep. In the cellar, natural and slow fermentations, minimal intervention, large old barrels, and no sulfur use, create a small range of inspiring and delicious Etna wine.
