Girolamo Russo, Calderara Sottana, 2022 moving_liquidation_2 capturing Brunate's ability to deliver

capturing Brunate's ability to deliver power alongside delicacy

The nose opens with a bouquet of ripe dark berries—blackberry

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

this is classical traditional Barolo drinking deep into its window

simple salads

Girolamo Russo, Calderara Sottana, 2022 moving_liquidation_2 capturing Brunate's ability to deliverThe 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