Pietro Caciorgna, 'Ciauria,' Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy, 2024

Overview of the Wine
Tenute Pietro Caciorgna traces its roots to 1953, when Giovanni and Fulvia Caciorgna settled in Tuscany, acquiring land once owned by the Bargagli and Visconti families to continue a long-standing tradition of farming. Cereals, sunflowers, and grapes were cultivated, releasing their first commercial wine in 2005.

Today, the estate is led by Pietro Caciorgna and his wife Elda, with their son Paolo as winemaker. In 2006, after visiting Marco de Grazia’s Tenuta delle Terre Nere on Etna’s northern slopes, Paolo was captivated by the volcanic terroir and acquired a vineyard there—marking the beginning of the winery’s expansion into Sicily and its identity as a producer rooted in two distinct landscapes.

Winemaker
Paolo Caciorgna

Grape / Blend
100% Nerello Mascalese

Origin
Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy

Winemaker's Tasting Notes
In 2009 I started to produce a simpler Etna Rosso, an everyday wine, which brings us back to the perfumes and flavors of Nerello Mascalese that grows on the slopes of Etna. A wine that, as they say in Sicily, "Ciaurìa" of Etna. A wine that impresses with its disarming simplicity. A magic that is consumed only when you meet an extraordinary vine with a unique territory. Ciaurìa is accompanied by earthen dishes, for all seasons, typical of Etna, and with a careful serving temperature, even to some fish dishes. ~ Paolo Caciorgna, owner/winemaker