Lamoresca Terre Siciliane Elsa Rosso 2023

Name: Lamoresca Terre Siciliane Elsa Rosso 2023
Brand: Amy Atwood [AMA]
SKU: SF-3-AMA--080626-45
Price: 56.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

$56⁹⁹ ~~$66⁹⁹~~

Elsa Rosso is born from a fascinating geological concept, combining three distinct grape varieties grown across three distinct soil types. Nerello Mascalese from hard, saline clay joins Frappato from light sand and Nero d'Avola from limestone soils. Following three weeks of skin maceration and a full year of aging in concrete tanks, this 2023 bottling spent extended time in the bottle before release. Highly concentrated and infinitely complex, it showcases the multidimensional terroir of the estate. Flavors of dried wild cranberry, dark cherry, graphite, eucalyptus, and smoked herbs dance across the palate with silky precision. The finish is structured, saline, and incredibly long, marking this limited cuvée as one of the most compelling red wines in natural winemaking.

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More about Lamoresca

Frank Cornelissen, Etna's natural wine legend, happens to come from Belgium. And then there is Filippo Rizzo, the man who opened one of the world’s first non-Parisian natural wine bars...in Belgium! After a bit, he moved back to his native Sicily, where he befriended Cornelissen and set out to make his own wines at Lamoresca.

Rizzo went looking a little south of Etna. He found some old vines and olive trees at about 450 meters above sea level, not far from Vittoria (of Occhipinti and COS fame) but quite a few miles from any other operating winery. While reclaiming and reviving the old Frappatto and Nero d'Avola vines, he made wine at Cornelissen’s, learning all of Frank’s secrets for attaining purity without sulfur.

Now Rizzo applies those lessons successfully at Lamoresca. The approach is extreme. There is no sulphur, of course (not even at bottling), and farming is completely natural. Nor is there temperature control—a possibility this far south only because of the cool mountain air and the breeze from the nearby Mediterranean.

Despite the hands-off approach, Rizzi eschews the “natural” label. Too much natural wine, he contends, tastes the same. His aim is to make something singular and representative of his own remote plot of land.

He has succeeded. They are a little more blue- and black-fruited than Frank’s wines, and a little fresher and airier than Occhipinti's. If Frank’s wines echo the wines of Piedmont, Rizzi’s are a touch closer to the Northern Rhone. But mostly they are just themselves: pure, delicious and self-confident.

Wine Details

Grape Variety

Frappato , Nerello Mascalese , Nero D'Avola
Vintage

2023
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Natural
Style

Earthy , Minerally
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised rabbit or lamb, mushroom pasta, roast pork with fennel, swordfish with tomato and capers, or aged caciocavallo.

Tasting Profile

Nerello Mascalese leads here: red cherry, dried strawberry and orange peel over wild herbs, sun-dried tomato and a smoky, earthy undertone. Medium-bodied and firm, with fine chalky tannins and high, fresh acidity. A year in concrete and two more in bottle have rounded the edges without dulling the perfume, and the finish is long and savory.