Winery - Tenuta delle Terre Nere
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a gorgeous, tonic and firm expression from Mt. Etna that delivers both elegance and power. Complex and deeply layered aromas of violets, rose, cedar, smoke, ash, honey and forest berry build aromatic momentum and the wine is bright and very long lasting in the mouth. Intense and beautiful overall.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This rosé (made with Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Mantellato grapes native to Sicily’s Mount Etna) is very engaging thanks to its distinct aromas of berry fruit, mineral and ground clove. The wine’s color is light pink and delicate and so is the feel it imparts in the mouth. A Marc de Grazia selection, various American importers.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a delicate, peach-colored rosé from Mount Etna with fine layers of mineral, stone fruit, wild flowers and freshly picked raspberries. There are no sharp edges in the mouth and this smooth wine slides down the palate with elegant determination.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dried fruit, chopped herbs, dusty mineral, sweet apple and cinnamon spice characterize this fragrant wine from Mount Etna. It’s less intense in the mouth but would make a good pairing to wild mushrooms or beef carpaccio.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pretty, floral and sweet aromas of blue flower and forest floor are doled out in a very controlled and feminine manner. The wine is elegant and refined and shares many of the same characteristics that you would find in a top-rated Pinot Noir.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dried roses, violets, lavender, red currants and cranberries describe the nose of this beautifully delicate and complex wine. It tastes tart but also slightly sweet with chewy succulence and polished tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This lively expression from Mt. Etna offers loads of elegant spice and mineral at the back of ruby fruit and forest berry. This is a sharply focused and firm wine that hits the palate in a direct but not forceful manner. It ends with bright blueberry flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Don Peppino’s vineyard lies on the lower slopes of Mt. Etna where the black volcanic terrain is easier to cultivate. The resulting fruit here comes across as focused and well-defined by mineral and berry tendencies with excellent crispness and enormous endurance on the close.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This crisp white wine from Etna offers a bright, luminous hay color and fragrant aromas of green fruit, citrus and white peach. The mouthfeel is creamy but not heavy or thick and those characteristic mineral tones render it unique.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a mineral-driven wine from the blackened slopes of Mount Etna with delicate shadings of pear, peach, jasmine and honeysuckle. The overall impression is one of elegance—thanks to the jasmine notes in particular. It’s a very special wine. A Marc de Grazia selection, various American importers.
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