Description
Filippo Rizzo’s farm can be found hidden amongst the rolling hills of
Sicily’s rugged interior, the only reference point being the peak of Etna
peering over the hills, somewhere in the distance.
Filippo grew up in the closest village to here, San Michele di Ganzaria
and having run restaurants overseas, in 2000 he returned home to
purchase a small piece of land home to an ancient variety of olives that
gives the farm its name. Today he farms a total of five hectares of vines,
planted amongst twenty five hectares of olive groves, prickly pear, fruit
and almond trees over four hundred metres above sea level. The elevation
results in large differences between daytime and nighttime
temperatures–a real boon in this typically Mediterranean climate.
LAMORESCA
San Michele di Ganzaria, Sicilia
The vineyards are planted over clay, sandstone and silex and have been
worked organically from the outset. This is a farm where biodiversity is
truly cherished and in recent years, Filippo has begun replanting forests
of carob, eucalyptus and ginesta next to the vines. Believing that good
wine is made in the vines, in the cantina Filippo’s work is decidedly
unfussy, resulting in pure, rustic and nourishing wines which speak
loudly of Sicily.
A blend of Nero d’Avola and Frappato from vines planted over sandstone
and clay high in the hills outside San Michele di Ganzaria. The grapes
were fermented on the skins for a month, then aged in old wooden casks
for one year, rendering a wine that is a little more compact and elegant
than previous vintages. Its dark, sunkissed fruit and bitter herbs are
framed by plush tannins, making it a wonderful companion for the rustic
dishes of Sicily’s interior.
LAMORESCA
San Michele di Ganzaria, Sicilia
LAMORESCA ROSSO
2022
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