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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 192 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PEZ63 on 6/17/2023: Drank well today. I still have 5 more bottles so got concerned about the drink ability rating. Still plenty of fruit and acidity and still some tannins.
I was sipping and reading notes while tomahawk ribeyes are in the smoker and saw the comment about eating prosciutto with this wine. So, I am! Great pairing…Happy to have the chilly cellar! (397 views) | | | Tasted by wayfarer on 9/21/2020 & rated 90 points: Over seven years since last bottle. Yow, time flies. Drinking great. Completely integrated tannin, moderate rich and full, smooth but with definition. Black cherry, red fruit, earth. Enjoyable, drink up as it's perfect. (1652 views) | | | Tasted by NeuroWine on 1/1/2020 & rated 90 points: Light, acidic, bright. Nice red with charcuterie. Handles fat of cheese and prosciutto well. (1909 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 5/5/2019 & rated 80 points: Bottle variation again. This one harsher and less interesting. (2227 views) | | | Tasted by David Meddings on 3/5/2019 & rated 90 points: Had just a sip as I was enjoying a Riesling. Very nice - much more mineral tonight than I remember this wine being. A nice acidity really carries the final on this wine and the complexity belies the price. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 11/30/2017 & rated 89 points: Some bottle variation, as this one was much better than the last a few months ago. Everything here was well blended, with dark fruits and cherry providing an agreeable backdrop. I suspect that this wine is just coming into a good plateau with a number of years ahead of it. (3326 views) | | | Tasted by Baylorwine on 11/4/2017 & rated 91 points: First one of these and really enjoyed it. Light mouthed like a pinot, but spice and fruit more like nebbiolo. (2582 views) | | | Tasted by Quarked on 8/5/2017 & rated 91 points: My previous bottle, drunk in 2014, was uninteresting, thin and somewhat tart. This had filled out, with red and black fruits, leather, a hint of sweetness. Would have guessed CA pinot blind. (3006 views) | | | Tasted by Svenssonsmakaren on 6/28/2017 & rated 90 points: Harmoni, balans och drickglädje i en slank men ändå fokuserad skepnad. Perfekt drickläge, gott! (3067 views) | | | Tasted by knorthrip on 6/11/2017 & rated 88 points: May have waited too long to drink this bottle. Has lost something since the last time I tried it. (2866 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 6/8/2017 & rated 84 points: Maybe fading? not as good as on prior outings. oK for a pasta dish mid-week. (1949 views) | | | Tasted by Matt_Vino on 4/18/2017 & rated 92 points: Opened and let it breath in bottle for 1 hr. Light in color like a Pinot Noir with some slight bricking. Very aromatic with notes of red cherries and forest floor. Light on its feet with red cherries, fresh raspberries and strawberries. Clean acidity brings everything into balance. Finishes with minerality and nice polished tannins. Very long aftertaste which is very surprising for a sub-$20 wine. Aftertaste of at least 1 minute. (656 views) | | | Tasted by djpo on 3/19/2017 & rated 88 points: A great change of pace. Medium body, slow attack, simple finish. A cool wine. (2109 views) | | | Tasted by David Meddings on 2/24/2017 & rated 90 points: Transluscent crimson. Pleasant bouquet with cherry and licorice. Nice mix of dark and bright red fruit, acidic lift and fine tannins on a moderate final. Light on its feet and very refreshing. (1762 views) | | | Tasted by tburritt on 2/6/2017 & rated 86 points: (Wine Tasting Club) Purple color, medium legs, no sediment. Tart aromas with blackberry flavor, medium body and linear texture. Medium finish with low acidity. (1410 views) | | | Tasted by Saxman1984 on 12/12/2016: My last bottle, which I enjoyed with a nice roast chicken. Buy this wine, it is an inexpensive wine that provides a great qpr There is a complexity to both the nose and palate that is much greater than one would expect for the price. (1875 views) | | | Tasted by KVM on 8/10/2016: Medium red. Nose is sour cherries and herbs or stems. Light bodied and only medium concentration. This is not a hot climate wine. Nuanced but not terribly expressive. Good food wine. (2321 views) | | | Tasted by Barry G on 4/13/2016 & rated 90 points: NEWTS Committee meeting and tasting (Newcastle upon Tyne): Really interesting nose, herby, palmer violets, old leather, shoe polish.
Very dry with just enough fruit to hold it together. I enjoyed this. (2818 views) | | | Tasted by David Meddings on 4/12/2016 & rated 90 points: Light crimson - clear rim. Looks like a Pinot. Fragrant bouquet of red fruits. Palate is light, lively and mineral with a solid core of fruit dominating. Excellent balance with acidity supporting a medium final.
This is very pleasant wine. Hard to fault it unless one is completely unable to drink anything but massive reds. What this lacks in body it more than makes up for in complexity, interest, and balance. (2730 views) | | | Tasted by grantsky on 4/12/2016 & rated 89 points: Agree with most notes.
Great QPR, and still drinking quite young. Needs air to open up. Shows crunchy high-toned red fruit and tropical fruit right away, which turns to Raspberry and strawberry with air. Loads of acidity and minerality, and substantial tannin. Hard to beat for the money. (2309 views) | | | Tasted by Fugu Me on 2/20/2016: PnP. Remains in the category of "stupid good for the money." Tremendous QPR. Still very youthful. Acidity will keep this going for years. (2579 views) | | | Tasted by larseman on 12/12/2015 & rated 90 points: Väldigt mycket PN, både i färg, doft och smak. Mer burgundisk än nya världen. Kryddig, skogsbär, inledningsvis lite funkig men senare bara elegant. Lite sötfruktig, diskreta mjuka tanniner, liten stramhet och bra längd. (2658 views) | | | Tasted by LightDancer on 8/19/2015 & rated 86 points: Excellent QPR; Good wine. Not a lot of complexity, but well put together. Fine with pizza on a Wednesday night. Blended nicely at this point. Rated a bit lower this outing -- probably me responding to a sense of "wine rating inflation"! (2818 views) | | | Tasted by Zorg on 5/22/2015 & rated 87 points: Just wanna copy-paste Kernel's TN, or in my words: A burgundian-like wine with a very nice nose but with a taste that starts out fine but ends rather abruptly. Worked fine with home-made pizza. (3189 views) | | | Tasted by kernel on 11/27/2014 & rated 89 points: pleasantly surprised by this. Lots of perfume on the nose. fresh fruit almost burgundian. only the finish falls a bit short. a good mid week quaffer. (4006 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Central And Southern Italy: A Wine Lover's Paradise (Feb 2013)
(Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
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The two vineyards in Santo Spirito are the last ones we bought, the second property acquired in two steps. Santo Spirito is adjacent to Guardiola’s northern boundary and lower in altitude as its slopes descend towards the Alcantara valley. And though adjacent, it couldn’t be more different. An outstandingly beautiful location, gentle wide terraces flowing sweetly in striking contrast to steep, graggy Guardiola. Again, Santo Spirito’s soil is deep rich volcanic ash, its grass a lush emerald green, its vigorous vines displaying a well fed abundance. Santo Spirito’s wines are luscious and sensual, always seductive in their almost fleshy bouquet, and in their buttermilk richness. And yet there’s still a balance and a purity there, very sophisticated, yes, but tender as well. Generous and vulnerable at once.
The estate is located in the northern slopes of the volcano, with vineyards between the village of Solicchiata and the town of Randazzo, the area historically recognized as the finest in the appellation for fine red wines. The property consists of over 30 hectars, divided into 10 parcels in four crus, with a total vineyard surface of 23 hectars, which we mean to enlarge to 30-32 hectars. Except for 6 hectars recently planted, the rest are between 50 and 100 years old. One parcel, having survived phylloxera, has reached the venerable age of 130-140 years old. The soils differ very much from cru to cru, and even within the crus themselves. The same is true of the altitudes, our vineyards ranging between 600 and 1000 metres above sea level. In Santo Spirito we have two vineyards as well. Although adjacent to Guardiola, the soil is dramatically different: a rich deep volcanic ash so fine as to call to mind talcum powder, were it not jet black. Besides estate owned vineyards, Terre Nere has long term leases on 4 hectars and buys grapes from small local vignerons who follow our organic procedures. All our wines are produced from local varieties, and all are D.O.C. Etna. Nerello BlendA Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de uva tinta amplamente cultivada nas encostas vulcânicas do Monte Etna, na Sicília. Os vinhos elaborados a partir da Nerello Mascalese receberam ampla notoriedade na última década, são exemplares frescos, com aromas frutados e herbáceos, bem como excelente mineralidade e uma nuance terrosa. Além disso, os vinhos Nerello Mascalese têm um perfume semelhantes com os vinhos nobres de Borgonha e Barolo.
A variedade recebeu esse nome devido a planície de Mascali, entre o Monte Etna e a costa onde acredita-se ser sua terra natal – uma pequena porção de vinhas que restou após o ataque da filoxera na década de 1880. O prefixo Nerello refere-se à coloração escura das uvas, compartilhado também pela casta Nerello Cappuccio, parceiro de mistura mais comum da variedade. Ambas são encontradas nos vinhos produzidos na denominação de origem de Etna, onde a uva Nerello Mascalese representa a maior parte da mistura e é cultivada em maiores quantidades do que a Cappuccio.
Os solos compostos por materiais vulcânicos de Etna combinados com altitudes que chegam a até 1.000 metros – alguns dos vinhedos mais altos da Europa – ajudam a produzir vinhos com caráter e complexidade imensa, sem o peso excessivo característico dos vinhos tintos da Sicília.
As vinhas da Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de maturação tardia e dominam também a DOC Faro, em torno da cidade de Messina. Situada nas colinas acima da cidade, as videiras cultivadas em Faro alcançam altitudes impressionantes, contribuindo para a elaboração de vinhos com características singulares.
Fora de Etna e de Faro, a uva Nerello Mascalese é utilizada em misturas nos vinhos rotulados como Sicília IGT, ao lado da variedade dominante da ilha, a Nero d’Avola. Estes vinhos são produzidos nas versões tintas, mas exemplares rosés também são encontrados. Na Calábria, as denominações de Lamezia, Savuto e Sant’Anna di Isolia Capo Rizzuto também permitem o uso da Nerello Mascalese para o uso em vinhos de corte.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorSicilycossyraEtna DOC The vinyards on weinlagen-info |
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