Donnafugata Sul Vulcano Etna Rosso
Donnafugata
Donnafugata's Sul Vulcano captures the restless energy of Mount Etna in a glass — a wine where fire-forged soils translate into electric minerality and tensile structure. It rewards contemplation without demanding a sommelier's vocabulary, making it an ideal gateway to the volcanic terroir revolution.
Kit Aromas
Nose
An aromatic mosaic of fresh red cherry, wild strawberry, and dried rose petals lifted by a mineral thread of volcanic ash. Subtle notes of Mediterranean herbs and cracked black pepper emerge with air, anchoring the fruit in place.
Palate
Medium-bodied with bright, sinewy acidity and fine-grained tannins that speak to the lava-stone soils of Etna's slopes. Red currant and sour cherry flavors are laced with smoky minerality and hints of dried thyme, carrying a savory tension throughout.
Finish
Graceful and persistent, tapering through iron-tinged minerality, dried violet, and a whisper of warm basalt stone.
- Varietal
- Nerello Mascalese
- Blend
- Nerello Mascalese with a small percentage of Nerello Cappuccio
- Vineyards
- Estate vineyards on the northern slopes of Mount Etna at elevations between 650 and 870 meters, planted in volcanic soils of basalt, pumice, and ash
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
- Organic / Biodynamic
- No
Food Pairing
The wine's sinewy tannins and smoky mineral undertone find kinship with the slow-braised richness of wild boar, seasoned with juniper berries and rosemary, served over fresh pappardelle with a shower of aged pecorino.
Farmed on terraced vineyards etched into Etna's northern slopes at over 700 meters elevation, this wine is shaped more by magma than by man — a liquid expression of basalt, pumice, and volcanic sand deposited over millennia of eruptions.
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