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Lamoresca Terre Siciliane Nero Rosso 2023

$4999 $5799

A benchmark expression of pure Nero d'Avola, Nero Rosso is Filippo Rizzo's love letter to Sicily's most famous indigenous red grape. Sourced from high elevation vineyards sitting 550 meters above sea level, the vines range from decade old plantings to prized seventy year old bush vines rooted in deep sand. The winemaking is patient and deliberate, featuring two full months of skin maceration in vertical wooden vats with daily manual punchdowns. The resulting 2023 vintage is a thrilling masterclass in concentration and aromatic purity. Dark and brooding, it offers captivating layers of black cherry, leather, dried fig, Mediterranean maquis, and crushed stone. Massive depth is balanced by electric acidity and fine, persistent tannins that promise exceptional longevity.

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  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
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  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

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  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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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

    Nero D'Avola

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Natural

  • Style

    Earthy , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised lamb shank, grilled ribeye, wild boar ragù, meatballs in tomato sauce, or aged provolone piccante.

Tasting Profile

Blackberry, black cherry and plum with violets, dried herbs and a warm spice edge. Full-bodied and deeply flavored but unusually polished for Nero d'Avola — two months on the skins and three years of aging have turned the tannins velvety. Firm acidity keeps it fresh, and the finish is long and savory.

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