2010 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 - Terre Nere’s 2010 Etna Rosso Guardiola at age ten has a transparent ruby color with a darker core, and is just beginning to show some age at the edge. It was decanted and at first was closed tight, with prominent tannins. After 30 minutes a delicious sweetness emerged along with some characteristic Etna aromas, but it did not reach its full elegant self until the end of the evening and was, in fact, better on night two. It is a light-weight wine, but with imposing flavors and structure. If in normal times Etna reds from Nerello Mascalese get compared with Nebbiolo wines from Piemonte, Sangiovese wines from Chianti, and Pinot Noir wines from Burgundy, this wine is definitely Nebbiolo-like. It is austere and structured, with some bright red fruit flavors, lip-smacking acidity, and very prominent tannins. This wine is much more about flavor than aroma, and much more about salinity and minerality than about fruit. It absolutely needs food. As mentioned, even better on night two. Very good QPR.
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Comment posted by gilrbo:
4/1/2020 1:57:00 AM - You write Calderara in your note, but entered the note for the Guardiola. Which one is right?
Comment posted by PaulusLoZebra:
4/1/2020 5:01:00 AM - Thank you @Gilrbo for pointing this out. This is a mistake, pure and simple. The wine was the Guardiola. I have edited the note to correct it. Thank you again.
Comment posted by gilrbo:
4/1/2020 5:22:00 AM - Great, thanks! I have two bottles of this and it sounds like is the right time to open one...