Beautiful Etna Rosso. Slightly horsey in an incorporated, wholistic way. Strawberry, blood orange, tobacco. A bit of chocolate and cinnamon as it opens. Nice acid, nice tannins, yum yum.
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A longtime favorite of mine, and it always drinks a little more linear than some of the other Etna big guns like Tere Nere, Benanti, Planeta, etc.
Poured a glass for a friend who typically likes lighter wines but gravitates towards old world meets new world Pinots from SB, Oregon, Hawkes Bay, etc. He enjoyed it, but made multiple comments about how dry and “serious” it was. Made me realize that Etna reds, even for those who enjoy “light and mineral” wines, can be over-powering in their intense and musing dryness. These wines do not play around, even with 5 years of age like this one. Not as much of a crowd pleaser as I always anticipate it will be, but still one of my favorite wines of all time.
Nose: wet gravel, stewed raspberries without sugar added, dry fall air
Palate: underripe red fruit, dry amaro notes, graphite, smoked sea salt
Age: 5 years- drinking well but could easily go 3-4 more years and develop further complexities
Not easy vintage. Still closed and young. Little scents of wet grass, cherries, tobacco and chocolate after two hours. Little vanilla notes. Very acidity in the mouth, little salty, light tannins but nervous. Great potential, ending not very long. Better wait 4/5 years
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Schon erstaunlich, diese frische Brise aus dem warmen Sizilien. Duftet zu Beginn vor allem nach allerlei Kräutern und Gewürzen. Mit Luft entfalten sich dann Kirsche, Erdbeere, rote Johannisbeere, umwoben von feinen Rauchschwaden. Am Gaumen rotfruchtig, saftig und enorm mineralisch. Man könnte meinen an Lava zu schlecken. Zudem Pfeffer, Eukalyptus, eine frische Säure und ganz sanfte Tannine. Filigran, leicht und gleichwohl kraftvoll. Finale mit pikant würzigem Abgang. Fein und spannend.
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Today was just the day for this wine- heavenly deep linear red fruited perfume- zingy cranberry strawberry soufflé palate and a long mineral mouthwatering finish. This bottling is a reference point for me in etna Rosso- the clarity of fruit and terroir at accessible prices.
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There is no discernible taste or smell! It is pretty in the glass, a transparent light red, perhaps with a tint of garnet. I expected a nose redolent of volcanic soil - but alas, there was none. I expected a sharp tang and bright red fruit on the tongue, but alas, neither. I would have been happy with the totally unexpected, except what I got - totally unexpected - was an absence of anything sensory, little more than tinted, lightly flavored water! And, after an hour in the glass, nothing opened up.
I've drunk bottles that had gone to sleep, but nothing like this; not corked, not burnt, stored at the proper temperature... just DOA.
Rated 0 on a scale of -1 to +3. The only reason I haven't given this a -1 is because it isn't offensive, other than the price.
We ordered this at a birthday lunch not knowing that sadly, proprietor Andrea Franchetti, a pioneer in the revitalization of Etna wines, had passed away the night before. Consumed with shared pizza and pasta. 100% Nerello Mascalese and aged in neutral barrels, this is a medium bodied, red-fruited gem, that will show more complexity with age. It's young though, and from a good, but not great vintage. When I tasted it, it tasted young and taut and admittedly I was wondering if I should have ordered a Sangiovese with our food pairing. The sommelier knew to decant and by the time the food arrived it started to open and soon opened beautifully to reveal minerality and herbs. So, the keys to drinking a young Passorosso - decant, and consume with food. Clearly this will improve with a few years in bottle. Wonderful lunch, wonderful wine.
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A: pale ruby N: med (+) intensity, herbal/mint, strawberry, cranberry, raspberry, red cherry, earth, vanilla, smoke P: Med (+) acidity, high ripe, smooth tannins, dry, med body, med (+) finish on ripe, red cherry notes C: Very good wine. Balanced structure with fruit, typical of Etna, strong finish, intensity and complexity at this point lacking to raise it to outstanding wine. Assess that this could age well over next 5-8 years adding tertiary notes.
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Tasted at the winery. Opened one day before. Drunk too warm (ca. 25C) but really nicely etheral, slight volatile acidity, high acidity in general. Really refined. A bit young maybe.
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2/14/2024 - One.beat Likes this wine:
Beautiful Etna Rosso. Slightly horsey in an incorporated, wholistic way. Strawberry, blood orange, tobacco. A bit of chocolate and cinnamon as it opens. Nice acid, nice tannins, yum yum.
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2/9/2024 - bdcpt Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice and well crafted but a bit taut even after 5 years. Doesn’t have the fruit or elegance of a Girolamo Russo or Graci.
Absolutely opens up over time to become less austere. Etna Rosso is definitely a world class wine, right up there with Burgundy and Barolo.
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12/14/2023 - HettermannWine Likes this wine: 91 Points
A longtime favorite of mine, and it always drinks a little more linear than some of the other Etna big guns like Tere Nere, Benanti, Planeta, etc.
Poured a glass for a friend who typically likes lighter wines but gravitates towards old world meets new world Pinots from SB, Oregon, Hawkes Bay, etc. He enjoyed it, but made multiple comments about how dry and “serious” it was. Made me realize that Etna reds, even for those who enjoy “light and mineral” wines, can be over-powering in their intense and musing dryness. These wines do not play around, even with 5 years of age like this one. Not as much of a crowd pleaser as I always anticipate it will be, but still one of my favorite wines of all time.
Nose: wet gravel, stewed raspberries without sugar added, dry fall air
Palate: underripe red fruit, dry amaro notes, graphite, smoked sea salt
Age: 5 years- drinking well but could easily go 3-4 more years and develop further complexities
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9/29/2023 - sergio19 wrote: 88 Points
Not easy vintage. Still closed and young. Little scents of wet grass, cherries, tobacco and chocolate after two hours. Little vanilla notes.
Very acidity in the mouth, little salty, light tannins but nervous.
Great potential, ending not very long. Better wait 4/5 years
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9/1/2023 - Ölprinz Likes this wine: 91 Points
Schon erstaunlich, diese frische Brise aus dem warmen Sizilien. Duftet zu Beginn vor allem nach allerlei Kräutern und Gewürzen. Mit Luft entfalten sich dann Kirsche, Erdbeere, rote Johannisbeere, umwoben von feinen Rauchschwaden. Am Gaumen rotfruchtig, saftig und enorm mineralisch. Man könnte meinen an Lava zu schlecken. Zudem Pfeffer, Eukalyptus, eine frische Säure und ganz sanfte Tannine. Filigran, leicht und gleichwohl kraftvoll. Finale mit pikant würzigem Abgang. Fein und spannend.
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7/3/2023 - ShakinSwedens Likes this wine:
Today was just the day for this wine- heavenly deep linear red fruited perfume- zingy cranberry strawberry soufflé palate and a long mineral mouthwatering finish. This bottling is a reference point for me in etna Rosso- the clarity of fruit and terroir at accessible prices.
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4/18/2023 - David_K wrote: 89 Points
Good. Very light, likely due to vintage. Pretty now but probably not an ager.
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2/21/2023 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 91 Points
Very light and transparent color. Cherry, cranberry, mineral and vanilla. Good easy drinker with or without food.
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3/30/2022 - IJC wrote:
I'm still trying to figure this wine out.
There is no discernible taste or smell! It is pretty in the glass, a transparent light red, perhaps with a tint of garnet. I expected a nose redolent of volcanic soil - but alas, there was none. I expected a sharp tang and bright red fruit on the tongue, but alas, neither. I would have been happy with the totally unexpected, except what I got - totally unexpected - was an absence of anything sensory, little more than tinted, lightly flavored water! And, after an hour in the glass, nothing opened up.
I've drunk bottles that had gone to sleep, but nothing like this; not corked, not burnt, stored at the proper temperature... just DOA.
Rated 0 on a scale of -1 to +3. The only reason I haven't given this a -1 is because it isn't offensive, other than the price.
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2/3/2022 - fanglangzhe Likes this wine: 88 Points
somewhat restrained red fruits (cherry, cranberry, raspberry), nice high acid, subtle oak, hint of cocoa.
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12/6/2021 - winespine Likes this wine: 91 Points
We ordered this at a birthday lunch not knowing that sadly, proprietor Andrea Franchetti, a pioneer in the revitalization of Etna wines, had passed away the night before. Consumed with shared pizza and pasta. 100% Nerello Mascalese and aged in neutral barrels, this is a medium bodied, red-fruited gem, that will show more complexity with age. It's young though, and from a good, but not great vintage. When I tasted it, it tasted young and taut and admittedly I was wondering if I should have ordered a Sangiovese with our food pairing. The sommelier knew to decant and by the time the food arrived it started to open and soon opened beautifully to reveal minerality and herbs. So, the keys to drinking a young Passorosso - decant, and consume with food. Clearly this will improve with a few years in bottle. Wonderful lunch, wonderful wine.
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8/17/2021 - despore Likes this wine: 90 Points
A: pale ruby
N: med (+) intensity, herbal/mint, strawberry, cranberry, raspberry, red cherry, earth, vanilla, smoke
P: Med (+) acidity, high ripe, smooth tannins, dry, med body, med (+) finish on ripe, red cherry notes
C: Very good wine. Balanced structure with fruit, typical of Etna, strong finish, intensity and complexity at this point lacking to raise it to outstanding wine. Assess that this could age well over next 5-8 years adding tertiary notes.
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8/12/2021 - afot Likes this wine:
Tasted at the winery. Opened one day before. Drunk too warm (ca. 25C) but really nicely etheral, slight volatile acidity, high acidity in general. Really refined. A bit young maybe.
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