Place: Mt. Etna – Sicily, Italy

Variety: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio

Farming: Organic

When Mario Paluzzi founded I Custodi in 2007 he set out to produce an Etna ‘fuoriclasse’, as the Italians say: one of the greats.  He has an unwavering passion to work exclusively with the ancient albarello bush vines, some of which in his possession are 250+-years-old and has key vineyard holdings on the northern and southeastern slopes.

Fermented and raised in steel and 80/20 Mascalese’s way, it is filigreed and delicate and finely framed, with Cappuccio bringing a dollop of weight.