This area is known for its high elevation rouhgly 900m, low rainfall rate and abundant luminosity. The Nerello Cappuccio grapes grown here on Mount Etna, where the volcanic soil and special climate create a wine full of character. With aromas of spices, herbs, and red fruit, it has a smooth, dry finish and a well-balanced taste. Aged in stainless steel and bottle this wine offers a distinctive lens into the mountain’s volcanic heritage.

Color: Fairly bright ruby red with very light tints of purple Scent: Spicy, herbaceous, smoky, mildly fruity Taste and Body: Dry, pleasant acidity, mildly tannic, balanced, good persistence with red fruit aromas

Winemaking in the Benanti family can be traced back to the late 1800s in Viagrande. This deep-rooted passion for wine is what led Giuseppe Benanti to establish the namesake winery in 1988. Located on Mount Etna, "an island within the island" of Sicily, the Benanti family produces wines using 100% native grapes – Carricante, Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio. With vineyards positioned on four different slopes of the Etna volcano: North, East, South-East and South-West, the climatic influence and volcanic soils from each slope combine to create territorial wines with a "sense of place." After 25 years at the forefront of the winery and greatly contributing to the development and growth of the whole region, Giuseppe passed the torch to his sons in 2012, Antonio and Salvino.

At the end of the 1800s, Giuseppe Benanti, grandfather of Dr. Giuseppe Benanti, began the production of wines on one of his father’s old farms on the slopes of Mount Etna, at Viagrande (Catania). In 1988, Giuseppe Benanti revived the family’s old passion, with an extensive and selective study of the Etnean soils highly devoted to viticulture. He also investigated particular clones of indigenous vines and new oenological techniques to reproduce ancient fragrances using the most modern practices of vinification, in a perfect union of history and reality. From this five year study, wines of unique taste were produced recreating old flavors and keeping them intact over time. Benanti wines have a strong personality and carry the culture and passion for wine of the Benanti family, always driven by respect for the places, terroir, and old 'palmenti'. This passion, after revealing the marvels of the Etnean territory, has guided them to Pantelleria and then Pachino. Today, the winery is run by Giuseppe Benanti’s twin sons, Antonio and Salvino.

Proof/ABV: 13.5