2008 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 86.6 points

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  4/25/2015 - Lilja wrote: 88 Points

  Brown edges.
  
  Somewhat developed nose with medium(-) intense aromas of leather, green herbs, cherries, wood, tar, barnyard and apple seeds.
  
  Medium+ acidity, light bodied, dry fruit with marked tannins. Medium intensity and length.
  
  Lacks a bit of intensity and power, but I like the rather austere style. Would easily have ended up with a Piemonte Nebbiolo.

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  8/27/2013 - Oh Dae-su wrote: 89 Points

  The Etna Rosso's colour appeared pretty much Borgogna-Pinot-Ruby-Rosso. The vital nose impressed with very lively fragrances of not all too dried dark cherries. Some juiciness was still evident. Besides this fruitful character I got very solid fragrances of young juniper, black pepper, moist clay (?), traces of undergrowth and who would have thought: matches – freshly ignited matches! Concerning the nose - those back lable Borgogna associations faded a bit. The actual scents of the Etna Rosso were overall a bit too ripe and probably far too spicy and maybe even raunchy to mistake them with a Burgundy Pinot Noir. The taste wasn't as wild and earthy as the nasal impressions. There was quite a buttload of intriguingly fruitful succulence in this wine. Still a bit wild and spicy, but brimful with very charming and slightly sweet dark cherry fruit and ripe bramble flavours. It was almost a bit too liqueur'y and warm - not alcoholic! But just – almost! In this case I enjoyed this warm and mellow feature very much. I guess, this had to do with its very well balanced acid structure and its still rather juvenile appearing tannins. There was a sertain drive to those! The finish was surprisingly long, but not as shifty and complex as I would expect it from a grand Pinot di Borgogna. Oh, back to those back label connotations! Well, to me that does not matter at all! First: because this wine has - apart of some structural similarities - not so much to do with Pinot Noir and second: considering its already great quality it'll be very keen to demand more complexity! With a price of 9 Euros it is shockingly reasonable and I can't imagine how to expect more out of this great wine! For sure a very decent ***** experience and compared to other vintages of the Rosso Etna from Terre Nere far more substantial, more concentrated and less thin'ish playful! Maybe the Nerello Mantanello share? I dunno ….!

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  7/1/2012 - ben2e wrote: 93 Points

  Not sure what to compare it to but liked it a lot. Medium body and concentration . Great balance, structure and nose of blackberry. Not heavily spiced, just great fruit.

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  2/7/2012 - Newbie Vino wrote:

  Did not like it!!

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  5/8/2011 - Eckie wrote: 90 Points

  Had this wine over lunch in 4 archi in Milo. An absolute gamble, since I'm not into Sicilian wines. But how lucky I was. By any standard a 90 points wine, maybe even higher. Very refined and classy wine. Layers of dark and red fruit on the palate and even some minerality. Given the fact I'm the first on CT to merit a 90 pts score, let's just say the prime of this wine has started. Incredible value!

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