Nice deep color. Cherries, raspberries, licorice, tar, licorice, and floral in the nose. Dense, berry fruit in the flavor with cherries, red raspberries, coffee with minerals and a hint of mint. Nice structure and intensity, medium bodied, nice complexity and acidity and a long lingering finish.
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My first bottle (L9-03-10) in over three years and, remarkably, I am not changing a word of my notes from that bottle: The 2008 Santo Spirito is a full shade darker than most Etnas. It was popped and poured through a gravity aerator, stayed closed for 20 minutes, and fully opened after 90 minutes. The cherry fragrances are intense and complemented by exotic spices, flowers, leather, smoke, and anise. This is big, dense, rich and creamy, yet with plenty of acid and tannin. All is in harmony, including the 14% alcohol. It has an intense and long finish of minerals, bitter cherry and sweet cherry. One of the best Etnas I’ve had, this will drink beautifully over the next ten years.
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one of the better Aetnas that I have had. Deep dark garnet color. Cherry leather upfront on the nose. Palate reveals a fair amount of tannins and acidity still at work carrying this array of fruits with road tar and hints of mint on the finish. Good for a few more years. Best with food.
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Lovely, mature and drinking very well but like almost all Italian reds this is definitely a food wine. This wine likes a lot of air at this point. Softening and acids still present but integrating well. Many years to go with appropriate cellaring. Almost inky black, good mouth feel and lingering medium long somewhat bright aftertaste. Nose of red fruit, anise and tar with a complex darker flavor profile of dark cherry, coffee, anise and earthy terroir. Represents Sicilian wine making at it's best. Highly recommend this wine.
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6/17/2023 - Winiac wrote: 93 Points
Ripe and abundant fruit. Well structured and mature. Medium body and acid. Medium to long length and pleasant finish. Well done!
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11/8/2022 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice deep color. Cherries, raspberries, licorice, tar, licorice, and floral in the nose. Dense, berry fruit in the flavor with cherries, red raspberries, coffee with minerals and a hint of mint. Nice structure and intensity, medium bodied, nice complexity and acidity and a long lingering finish.
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4/15/2022 - PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 95 Points
My first bottle (L9-03-10) in over three years and, remarkably, I am not changing a word of my notes from that bottle: The 2008 Santo Spirito is a full shade darker than most Etnas. It was popped and poured through a gravity aerator, stayed closed for 20 minutes, and fully opened after 90 minutes. The cherry fragrances are intense and complemented by exotic spices, flowers, leather, smoke, and anise. This is big, dense, rich and creamy, yet with plenty of acid and tannin. All is in harmony, including the 14% alcohol. It has an intense and long finish of minerals, bitter cherry and sweet cherry. One of the best Etnas I’ve had, this will drink beautifully over the next ten years.
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1/28/2022 - grub94 Likes this wine: 91 Points
one of the better Aetnas that I have had. Deep dark garnet color. Cherry leather upfront on the nose. Palate reveals a fair amount of tannins and acidity still at work carrying this array of fruits with road tar and hints of mint on the finish. Good for a few more years. Best with food.
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9/26/2021 - ikkaariainen Likes this wine: 93 Points
Lovely, mature and drinking very well but like almost all Italian reds this is definitely a food wine. This wine likes a lot of air at this point. Softening and acids still present but integrating well. Many years to go with appropriate cellaring. Almost inky black, good mouth feel and lingering medium long somewhat bright aftertaste. Nose of red fruit, anise and tar with a complex darker flavor profile of dark cherry, coffee, anise and earthy terroir. Represents Sicilian wine making at it's best. Highly recommend this wine.
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