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I Vigneri

Salvo Foti of I Vigneri has an ongoing resume that spans some of the biggest names in Sicilian wine, from Gulfi in the south to Benanti and Vini Biondi on Mount Etna. I Vigneri is his own personal passion project that he works on with his two sons, Simone and Andrea. His five hectares of vines (averaging between 80 and 100 years old, and some significantly older) on Etna’s northern slope are worked wholly by organic principles, growing in sandy, volcanic ash. For the most part, the reds are fermented with about 30% whole clusters left intact, and the wines macerate in wooden vats, followed by refinement in 225-liter and 500-liter botti for 12–18 months. You may also notice the switch from using the Etna Rosso DOC to the Vino Rosso, a choice Foti made because he felt that the DOC regulations were too lax. The contrasts of purity and concentration mixed with depths of character that I witnessed throughout this portfolio, from both reds and whites, made them stand out immediately.

From Sicily: The Island Nation (Jun 2021) by Eric Guido

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2019 Etna Bianco Palmento Caselle

Release Price: $150

Color: White

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