Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe Etna Rosso 2019

Girolamo Russo San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe Etna Rosso 2019

When you already love Sicilian reds, or, is curious about what the deal is – then here’s a great benchmark. From the highest part of San Lorenzo at 750m, this is Russo’s rarest and most powerful Etna Rosso—only made in top vintages. Volcanic depth meets Grand Cru finesse.
98pt by Robert Parker: wild cherry, violet, pepper, volcanic stone and tannins built to last.

A red wine from Etna Rosso that costs €189, on average has 94.77 points. You gain 3.23 points.
A red wine from Etna Rosso with 98 points costs on average €193.9. That's 3% 'savings'.

Rating: JS97, RP98, VN93+
Lead time: 1 - 2 weeks

€ 189.00

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Description

Girolamo Russo is one of the most admired names on Etna, producing terroir-driven Nerello Mascalese from the volcanic slopes of the northern face. Piano delle Colombe is his rarest and most ambitious bottling, sourced from the very highest parcels of the San Lorenzo cru at 750m altitude. Only made in exceptional vintages, this wine embodies Etna’s full grandeur—marrying richness and restraint, minerality and fruit, structure and length. With ultra-fine tannins and luminous depth, this is a benchmark for volcanic reds.

Grape:Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese
Country:Italy
Region:Sicily
Subregion:Etna Rosso
Vintage:2019
Winemaker:Girolamo Russo
Wine Style:Red
Size:75CL
Rating:JS97, RP98, VN93+
Lead Time:1 – 2 weeks
Drinking Window:2024 – 2045
SKU:TL-10253
Points gain:A red wine from Etna Rosso that costs €189, on average has 94.77 points. You gain 3.23 points.
Price comparison:A red wine from Etna Rosso with 98 points costs on average €193.9. That’s 3% ‘savings’.
WS NL:NA on WS on: 04/06/2025
Vivino:NA on Vivino on: 04/06/2025

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Rating:JS97, RP98, VN93+
Reviewer:Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Robert Parker)
Review:This is a relatively new addition to the Girolamo Russo portfolio, and it's certainly the estate's most important bottling. The 2019 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Piano delle Colombe offers richer concentration and a deeply saturated color that remains luminous and elegant in the glass despite this bigger style. The wine is gorgeous, and although you need to coax the bouquet to open, especially at this young stage in the wine's lifeline, there's a lot to discover, like wild cherry, violet, sweet apricot, crushed volcanic stone, iron ore and white peppercorn. It is certainly broader and deeper in terms of structure, and its fine tannins are what will set up this wine for long cellar aging.

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