The Vini Franchetti 2019 Etna Rosso Passorosso is all Nerello Mascalese, with fruit from ancient 80- to 100-year-old vines. Winemaking starts in cement and includes 18 months of aging in cement and large oak casks. This vintage proves smooth and silky in texture and shows bright berry fruit, rose and campfire ash. Exactly 47,244 bottles were made.

Bottled under a waning moon in June 2021, Passopisciaro's blended red from the northern slopes of Mount Etna draws its fruit from vines aged between 80 and 110 years old grown in the various contradas which make up its range of single-vineyard bottlings. Ripe red cherry and pomegranate scents with a hint of earthiness and floral overtones are followed in the mouth by tangy red fruits, prominent acidity and velvety grip on the cheeks. The long finish is succulent, earthy and minerally, with some barrel spice.