It is a magical place, capable of enchanting anyone fortunate enough to experience it. Here, hospitality is intertwined with an authentic and primal experience, where the beauty of Nature joins human ingenuity in perfect harmony.
Those who enter this residence experience more than just a stay, but a profoundly emotional experience, something intimate and extraordinary.
The encounter among architecture, figurative art, gardens, woods, vineyards, sea, silence creates a sense of vertigo, a sense of wonder that leaves an indelible mark on the memories of each guest.
Etna's prized wine-growing area, from the earliest times, has always been precisely that of the hillside area of Mascali, among the first lands to be planted with vines by the Chalcidian Greeks who landed in Naxos, where they founded the first Greek colony in Sicily in 734 B.C.
The settlers immediately extended their agriculture to the fertile plains and hills of Mascalese, preferring the heights for the cultivation of vines and olives, as evidenced by numerous archaeological finds in Nunziata.
A culture that was destined to be continued by the various dominations, beginning with the Romans and continuing through the centuries, through the Middle Ages to the present day.
CONTRADA MERTOLE
We are located on the eastern side of the Etna volcano facing the sea
Our effort is to reclaim a place with its traditions, its anthropological resources, its wine and olive oil production, with a delicate approach, respectful of this land, allowing the land to express itself and tell its story.
To revisit a territory that had lost its identity, erased by economic and political events, a repository of a tradition so ancient and profound that the "Nerello" grape variety, Etna's main variety, takes its name from Mascali:
Nerello Mascalese.
OUR WINES VINTAGE 2024
MAEMA LIMITED EDITION
MAEMA Terre Siciliane Bianco IGP 2024 Limited edition
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TASTE SENSATIONS
MAEMA BIANCO: THE QUINTESSENCE OF SICILY, WHERE FLOWERS, FRUIT, AND EARTH COMBINE TO CREATE ITS AROMA: PURE, VOLUPTUOUS, AND PRECISE.
IT EXPRESSES THE MINERALITY OF ETNA'S SOIL, THE SEA BREEZE OF THE IONIAN COAST, AND THE FLAVORS OF OUR TRIANGLE OF LAND, SICILY
AN INTENSE BOUQUET OF FLOWERS AND FRUIT, A GRACEFUL, CHARMING STRUCTURE, WITH AN ELEGANT FINISH WITH HINTS OF CITRUS AND SEA SALT.
SICILY SEEN FROM MOUNT ETNA: MYTHS EXPRESSED IN THEIR BEWITCHING FEMININITY.
MAEMA Terre Siciliane Carricante IGP 2024 Limited Edition
TASTE SENSATIONS
A VOLCANIC WHITE, SCULPTED BY LIGHT AND STONE.
IT EXPRESSES THE MINERALITY OF ETNA'S SOIL AND THE MARINE CARESS OF THE IONIAN COAST.
IT SMELLS OF WHITE FLOWERS AND ETNA FRUIT, AROMATIC ERBS, WITH A FINE STRUCTURE AND A LONG, SAVORY, ALMOND-TIGED FINISH.
IT IS ETNA MEETING THE SEA, THE ECHO OF THE ANCIENT THAT BECOMES PURITY.
STAINLESS-STEEL-AGED
MAEMA Nerello Cappuccio Terre Siciliane IGP 2024 Limited edition
TASTE SENSATIONS
THE NERELLO CAPPUCCIO GRAPE IS RARELY THE PROTAGONIST IN WINES, BUT HERE IT REVEALS ITSELF IN ITS PUREST FORM: PALE COLOR, A BOUQUET OF WILD STRAWBERRIES, WILD HERBS, AND RED FLOWERS.
THE PALATE IS UPRIGHT, TAUT, WITH AN UNEXPECTED SALINITY AND A SURPRISING DELICACY.
IT'S A WINE THAT FORGOES FORCE FOR ELEGANCE. THE GENTLE FACE OF THE BLACK EARTH IN A RED WINE WITH A ROSÉ FLAVOR.
STAINLESS-STEEL-AGED
MAEMA Nerello Mascalese Terre Siciliane IGP 2024 Limited edition
TASTE SENSATIONS
A RED WINE WITH AN ETNEAN SOUL, MADE FROM THE GRAPE VARIETY THAT BEARS THE SAME NAME AS THE COUNTY OF MASCALI.
IT EXPRESSES THE STRENGTH OF STONE AND THE MEMORY OF FIRE, WITH AROMAS OF SMALL RED FRUITS AND SMOKY NOTES.
ON THE PALATE, IT REVEALS A SAVORY FRESHNESS, FINE TANNINS, AND VIBRANT BALANCE.
IT IS A LIVELY, STRAIGHTFORWARD RED, TRUE TO ITS VOLCANO, CAPABLE OF EXPRESSING TIME.
The label painting is by the artist Frank Denota from New York.
