Buscemi Tartaraci Terre Siciliane IGT 2016 750ml

Producer Profile

About Buscemi
A chemist by profession and intuition, Mirella Buscemi, was born near Siracusa. Inspired initially by her grandparents, who owned vines & made wine, Mirella fell in love with Etna. She owns a property of 3.6 hectares, which includes a single 1.5-hectar vineyard of old vines. in the contrada of Tartaraci, near the southern volcanic town of Bronte, Etna.The Tartaraci plot was given to Admiral Horatio Nelson, the former Duke of Bronte, on October 10, 1799 in recognition of his role in defending the island of Sicily from Napoleon Bonaparte and the “dastardly” French who at that time were trying to annex the Bourbon south of Italy. Fascinatingly, the circa 90-year-old vines comprise not only Nerello Cappuccio & Nerello Mascalese, used in the rosso, but also c. 30% Granaccia (Grenache). The latter was most likely imported by the Bourbons and planted at Tartaraci to offer a fruity softness and fragrance to the highly mineral Nerello…especially as the vineyard is at 3,215 feet above sea level!