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2022 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche Salice

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4/6/2024 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: NR

Super musty and reductive. Possible heat damage.

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2019 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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11/21/2020 - jrnivar Likes this wine: 89 points

Fruktig duft av moden gul og grønn frukt, lett saltpreg. Frisk god syrlighet. Lang ettersmak.

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2019 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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9/8/2022 - VAGenius wrote: 88 points

Nose of bruised pear, melon, and a touch of wet dog. Fairly neutral white fruit palate has a waxy texture, adding wet stones, lemon peel, and a touch of acidity. Finish of wet hay, minerals, and some sour fruit notes. Unusual. Drink now.

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2019 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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4/26/2023 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 points

Unusual nose of goldenrod, honeycomb, overripe pear, hay, and white lilac. Somewhat dilute apple on the plate with lemon meringue, lemon peel, and tangerine zest. Savory finish with exotic herbs, acidity, and tart citrus. We liked it this time.

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2019 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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8/9/2023 - t_moderne wrote: 89 points

Pop and pour. Enjoyed with food (spaghetti in a tomato, sausage and porcini sauce, in case you were wondering).
Grassl Cru stem.
Golden yellow color.
Nose offers some wet stones and citrus notes; hint of green apple.
Nice light wine with citrus notes and some sea spray. has a mineral edge to it as well. Sufficient acidity.
A crisp wine with a slightly reductive element.

12.5% abv.

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2018 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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11/14/2020 - 99tollap wrote: 88 points

Really interesting wine. The nose is unique. Can't quite pin down what I smell, but I get a lot of fermented apple, kind of like a cask cider. The palette also has this cask cider element, plus a lot of minerality and sharp acidity. A touch of creaminess on the mid palette and finish just smoothes out the rough edges nicely. I like it, but I imagine this is a marmite wine for most.

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2018 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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7/20/2020 - KVM wrote: NR

Pretty,interesting in flavour and texture, just enough acid.

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2018 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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6/3/2020 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NR

A blend of a couple of different plots. With some cream and almond to the nose. And a bit hard edged on the palate.

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2020 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore Cuvée delle Vigne Niche

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5/5/2023 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 points

Tasted after 40 minutes of air. Medium gold color. Some wet gravel on the nose. Tangy apple fruit on the palate. Lime. Saline. Interest mid palate lift. Still tight and needs time to open. Quite a bit going on here.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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1/31/2020 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 93 points

The same impressions as in my previous note. Elegant and refined with good acidity and fine grained tannins. Drinking well now, it's a little austere and closed and should open up in 3-5+ more years. Excellent!

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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10/2/2019 - adamanko wrote: NR

Tight. Doesn't show anything at the beginning. Popped this one way too early. My last bottle will rest for many years more. No grade.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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9/4/2019 - frvi wrote: 90 points

This is a "good wine". You'll never meet a person who dislikes it. At the same time, you'd probably never meet one who longs.

Strawberry in the nostril, almos sweet on the tongue. I'll save the other bottle a few years!

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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8/26/2019 - thomasito2001 Likes this wine: 92 points

Nice structure but still very tight. Wait...

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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8/13/2019 - HowardNZ Likes this wine: 93 points

From low yielding 50 - 70 year old Nerello Mascalese (98%) and Nerello Cappuccio (2%) vines, high up on Mount Etna (850 - 900 metres above sea level). Northern exposure and a volcanic soil (sand, pumice and volcanic ash). Often - as here - it is the most elegant, intense and austere of the Terre Nere Rossos, and a favourite in the line-up for me. Drunk over three evenings, during which it barely changed. Light, bright ruby, moving to garnet colour around the rim. An attractive, fine, chalky and perfumed bouquet. Fresh raspberries, blackberries and tart cherries. A touch of tar, rocky minerals and rose perfumes. In the mouth, the first impression is of refreshing, persistent acidity, the fruit seeming relatively refined, elegant and crystalline. Sleek and satiny with slatey minerals. A melange of red and black fruit, particularly cranberries, wild blackberries and those tart cherries, with sage and other dried herbs. Precise and focussed. Fine grained but firm tannins. Serious structure. A little closed. Better in 5+ years. An excellent vintage!

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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8/7/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 points

The bouquet displayed a pretty mix of mineral-tinged strawberry, hints of smoke, dusty, dried red florals, and a zest of orange. On the palate, soft, plush textures flooded the senses with a mix of wild strawberry, tart cherry, and drenching minerality, as brisk acids maintained freshness throughout, even as youthful tannins mounted toward the finale. The finish was long, dry, structured--youthful, showing tart wild berry fruit, hints of plum, wild herbs and spice with a resonating buzz of acid and tannin lingering throughout. The '16 Guardiola is like a well-muscled ballerina.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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2/22/2019 - cfrances33 wrote: 90 points

Served in a Riedel Bordeaux glass. Root / 1029 hPa.

Clear, garnet red moving to a bricked watery rim. Nose very much carries the character of a cool vintage nebbiolo - some roses and violets, tar, orange peel. Lightly smokey. Rosemary and a hint of clove. Rather unyielding but seductive and delicate at the same time, the nose already hints at a serious, structured wine underneath. After an hour open, the nose becomes incredibly heady and floral with roses, lilac, and lavender. The initial palate is underripe with dark cherries, savory rosemary and thyme, and cassis. Medium plus acid, the tannic structure of this wine really flexes its muscle midpalate. Dry, robust, and bold, but with a certain weightless quality that lends some elegance. Smokey minerality comes out with some air, almost with a gravel like quality. The finish is long with dried herbs, silky yet assertive tannins, and a touch of mandarin orange.

I would love to try one of these wines with 5+ and 10+ years on it, as there is certainly all of the stuffing for a long life here.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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2/8/2019 - Puteljen! wrote: flawed

Very badly corked

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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2/2/2019 - Eriklainen wrote: NR

Light crimson. Associate with nebbiolo. Lovely perfume - orange and cloves. Some roses. Drying tannins and good acid join the mineral feel. Very cool climate-ish. Elegant and lovely drinkability. No heft and nothing over extracted. Nice

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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1/26/2019 - jrick Likes this wine: 93 points

Really up my alley - like a cool climate nebbiolo, floral with violet and roses, a little tar, a lot of red fruit - red currant, strawberry, orange. Tannins are fine and but persistent, but not mouthfilling like for nebbiolo. Acidity is good and gives the wine just the right lift. Sure it is young, but for me thoroughly enjoyable.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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11/22/2018 - bigop Likes this wine: 90 points

Tenuta delle Terre Nere (CAVE SA, Switzerland): Rather more discreet on the nose with a smoky character, less exhuberantly fruity but so much more elegant. Some menthol too.
Plenty of matter in this wine, concentrated and you get notes of elevage. Good wine, the tannins are not resolved just yet (slight astringency).

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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10/22/2018 - InternationalWineReport wrote: 93 points

Sourced from the Guardiola Cru, which sits at the highest elevation, ranging from 800 to almost 1,000 meters and consists of grey/black volcanic sand, basaltic pebbles, a touch of ash. This unique terroir gives the wine a distinct character, which takes center stage. As this begins to unwind it releases pretty aromas of wild red berries, cherries and cassis, which are laced with smoke, fresh roses and eucalyptus notes that all take shape beautifully. On the palate this shows wonderful elegance and refinement, with fine, silky tannins and gorgeous acidity. Everything comes together seamlessly on the finish, which displays wonderful vibrancy and length. Overall, this is a brilliant wine which certianly has a remaekable future ahead. 98% Nerello Mascalese and 2% Nerello Cappuccio, from between 50 and 70 years old.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola

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3/20/2018 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 points

The bouquet was gorgeous with a display of floral and herbal infused black cherry, hints of spiced orange peel and minerals. On the palate, I found velvety textures with wonderful lift as tart cherry and savory herbs washed across the senses, becoming almost weightless, giving way to zesty acids and the onset of fine tannin. The finish was long, showing fresh red fruits, minerals, inner floral tones and a complex web of tannin, which was nearly enveloped by the Guardiola’s beautifully pure and very feminine fruit.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana

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2/23/2024 - BadOyster wrote: 92 points

Quite a tasty wine - like licking a wet rock that was used to smash fresh-picked strawberries. In the most pleasant way of course. Appropriate for $54 flash sale at LB.

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana

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2/11/2024 - Lanzelot Likes this wine: 94 points

The color is pale ruby-garnet. On the nose there are pronounced aromas of strawberries, dark cherries, kirsch, little graphite and tobacco. The acidity is high. The tannins are also high and very silky. The wine is medium bodied und has great length. The flavors on the palate are similar to the nose and also pronounced. Glass I used: Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir

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2016 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana

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1/5/2024 - Lype Likes this wine: NR

Classy, inviting bouquet. The palate is savory, a mixture of intense and effortless, crushed cherries, spices, licorice, minerals, charcoal and smoke. Tannins dry the roof of mouth, oak is fully melted into the mix, which is just lovely. Long mouth drying finish. Nicely accessible now and one cannot deny that this is convincing but, at least at this point, did not quite reach the next level I was hoping for. I liked it very much, though. Cannot wait to open a bottle of 2020 and a bit later 2021.

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