Girolamo Russo, Calderara Sottana, 2022 moving_liquidation_2 food-friendly white with the saline

food-friendly white with the saline twang and pithy bite that makes Imereti so distinctive

savory and inky in a way that only the Adriatic-facing limestone of Istria can really pull off

savory palate perfect with bouillabaisse or crab

simple salads

the wine immediately evokes a sense of depth—dark berries

Girolamo Russo, Calderara Sottana, 2022 moving_liquidation_2 food-friendly white with the salineThe deepest and darkest of Russo's single contrada bottlings. Calderara Sottana sits near Randazzo at around 700 meters on Etna's north slope, planted on the black sciara sand of old lava flows, with some vines pushing well past a century. Giuseppe Russo took over the family estate when his father Girolamo a charcoal seller who grew grapes on the side died in 2005, and he has built Calderara into the structured, savory anchor of his lineup. Nerello