
Eduardo Torres Acosta Quota Nave
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Carricante, Coda di Volpe, Nerello Mascalese, Grenache
Vintage: 2021
Tenerife native Eduardo Torres is making fresh, characterful wines on the slopes of Mount Etna. He moved to the island to intern with Arianna Ochippinti and now divides his time between working at Pasopisciaro and running his own project. He rents about 2Ha of vineyards in the Etna, divided among three different plots where up to 80-year-old vines are planted gobelet style (known as albarello or ‘little tree’ locally). Like many old vineyards these are mixed plantings with some local varieties - red and white grapes interplanted. The reds include Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Alicante Bouschet and Grenache, the whites include Minnella, Catarratto, Grecanico and Inzolia.
A perfumed, herbaceous field blend of native red and white varieties, including Carricante, Coda di Volpe, Nerello Mascalese & Grenache, planted on the northwest side of Mount Etna. 80-year-old vines contribute to a concentrated, stony red that balances deftness and body.