2014 Pietradolce Etna Archineri

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 91.7 points

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  2/23/2023 - Lype Likes this wine:

  Nerello Mascalese (100 %), Northern slope of mt. Etna, 850 m. elevation, 70-80 year old vines.
  
  Fragrant bouquet, palate filled with small wild strawberry and cherry mix, violets and rhubarb. Floral character, dry chalky texture. Lovely under currant of classic features but predominantly contemporary, very much here and now - the opposite of modern and polished. Youthful fruit, fresh acidity and supporting tannins. Attractive and long aftertaste with a firm licorice bite. In a beautiful place now and drinking superbly, just bonkers good.

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  1/6/2023 - forceberry wrote: 94 Points

  100% Nerello Mascalese sourced from two Contrada: Rampante and Solicchiata. The 80-90 yo vines are prephylloxeric, growing ungrafted on their own root systems. Macerated with the skins for 18 days. Aged for 14 months in French oak tonneaux. 15% alcohol.
  
  Very deep, dark and somewhat evolved blackish-red color that permits a little bit of light through. The nose feels dark-tones, slightly evolved and subtly sweet-toned yet not particularly ripe with layered aromas of wizened black cherries, some dark plummy tones and even sweeter plum jam, a little bit of tobacco, light balsamic tones, a hint of tamarind paste, a touch of earth and a whiff of smoked game. The wine feels dry, firm and sinewy on the palate with a medium body and savory, complex flavors of tart cranberries and redcurrants, some beef jerky, a little bit of wizened red plum, light sanguine notes of iron, a hint of gravelly minerality, a touch of balsamic richness and a sweet'n'sour touch of tamarind paste. The wine feels pretty structured with its high acidity and rather assertive tannins. The finish is long, somewhat warm and quite grippy with a dry and intense aftertaste of cranberries and sour cherries, some ferrous notes of blood and rusted iron, light sweeter notes of ripe strawberries and wizened red plums, a little bit of tobacco, a hint of baslamic VA and a touch of gravelly minerality.
  
  A serious, tightly-knit and sinewy Etna Rosso that feels moderately evolved yet not particularly tertiary, letting the age show just fine - without compromising any of the vibrant fruit. Great sense of intensity and remarkable structure here. Aromatically the wine is in a great spot, although there is some potential for further evolution, whereas structurally this wine could easily take another 8-12 years. A terrific, very structure-driven and unapologetic, un-polished effort. There's lovely sense of roughness and rusticity here, in the best possible sense. I'm loving it! Fine stuff.

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  3/12/2022 - hargy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  this is certainly mature and full of leather and spice - it seems the fruit is starting to fade though so I would be inclined to drink this soon

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  2/23/2021 - Tannic Monster Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Wow. I absolutely love this wine. It is like a perfect marriage between a great Barolo and a great Pinot Noir. Beautiful fruit forward red cherry with floral notes and saddle leather and tar. Crisp acidity and vibrant mouthfeel with cherry tart on the long finish. This is an impressive wine worth three times the cost.

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  12/17/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Prior bottle was 16 months ago and this wine continues to show quite well. Nose was virtually identical with red cherry, floral leather and spice notes. Medium bodied with bright red cherry upfront, gaining roundness through the middle and adding red berries and then tart red cherry and minerals on the back. Tannins add very good structure and contrast on the backside. Prior reviewer Tim Heaton is exactly right, this bottle should be held. As well as this bottle showed and as well as my last one did, there's more here to be revealed with patience. The tannins and other structural notes continue to come together with the mid-body fruit. While certainly very enjoyable now (especially after a two hour decant), this wine has additional potential that makes it worth holding for a bit longer. It has a long life ahead (so no rush), but if held for another 18 months or so, I think you'll be well rewarded.

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