The Wines from SRC

Rori Parasilitis Etna Rosso is much more than an ordinary entry-level wine and yet it provides a perfect introduction to the world of Etna wines.  As befits a wine from the slopes of the iconic Sicilian volcano, it is largely made from Nerello Mascalese, which is complemented by a few little-kno...

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Nerello Mascalese, misappropriated and groundbreaking. The brilliant variety from Mount Etna is not only suitable for full-bodied and elegant red wines, it also makes an excellent protagonist for finely chiselled sparkling wines: Pinot Noir, to which it is often compared, sends its regards. Cult...

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Rori's 50-year-old vineyards are the youngest he has. They are located 600 metres above sea level in quasi-black soil on the northern slopes of the great Sicilian volcano. The two classic red Etna varieties Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio are rooted in them alongside the two classic white...

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Rori Parasiliti's old Nerello-Mascalese-vines, trained as Alberello, grow on a one-hectare plot in the Contrada (vineyard) Crasà on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. They provide him with grapes that have substance and depth, which he transforms into a radiant and subtle wine that can definitely...

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Carricante is one of Italy's great white varieties - provided it is grown in the right place and tended by the right hands. The right hands are those of Rori Parasiliti and they know exactly what they are doing; the right place is Mount Etna, more precisely the Pirao site, a vineyard at an altitu...

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Before Etna became a hotspot for completely independent and globally sought-after red wines a good 10 years ago, the greater attention of traders and journalists - who were hardly interested in the region at the time - was primarily focussed on its white interpretations, which were almost without...

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Cuvée made from Nerello Mascalese (80%) and Grenache (20%). The first grape variety is obvious, the second comes as something of a surprise. Grenache can be found in many Italian wine-growing regions, but hardly ever under its original name: In Sardinia it is called Cannonau (and is by far the mo...

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Data sheet Grape varieties: Carricante (90 per cent) + 10 per cent traditional Etna grape varieties Vineyard: Rinazzo - plot on Mount Etna at around 1000 metres - volcanic-sandy terrain Harvest: by hand Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts in 500 litre barrels, 4-8 days contact with the skins ...

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