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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.2 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jrick on 6/13/2021 & rated 87 points: Meh not in the vein of that first bottle that was so good - this bottle seemed a bit too rounded off. Salty minerality is still there but it is dominated by pear and peach and could use a more acidic backbone. (1327 views) | | | Tasted by pdicorpo on 10/4/2020 & rated 90 points: One of the best value whites out there (1476 views) | | | Tasted by pdicorpo on 10/4/2020 & rated 90 points: Such a bargain!! (1530 views) | | | Tasted by Obi-Wan Cannubi on 6/10/2020 & rated 87 points: Lysegul og litt gylden på farge.
Duften minner om søtlig melon, sitrus. Lett tropisk preg. Merkbar ny eik, men ikke overdøvende.
Smaken følger lukten. Oljete. Litt honningtoner. I tillegg tydelige mineraler og fint saltpreg. Litt alkohol merkes, men med fruktsødmen og syren blir dette leskende. God balanse. Lettdrikkelig. Ørlite bitterhet i en nokså lang og fruktig utgang, noe som faktisk kler vinen.
Eiken og syren skaper en interessant vin her, som etter min smak fort kunne bikket mot det litt for varme. Men ikke noen flabby show-stopper her altså!
Nb: ikke fat, men ståltanker. Malo i stedet for Eik?
Funket godt til carbonara og middelhavsinspirert lun kyllingsalat. Bør drikkes lett avkjølt.
Bra til prisen!
Interessant bekjentskap. Tester gjerne mer carricante. (1674 views) | | | Tasted by janka on 4/5/2020 & rated 88 points: A lot of wine for small money. (1804 views) | | | Tasted by EllTheEagle on 8/8/2019 & rated 95 points: Like licking a salty dry stone
Lots of power but extremely drinkable
Carricante low oak if any is better (1706 views) | | | Tasted by Hampe on 6/28/2019 & rated 88 points: Medelintensivt gul färg. Tydlig och fantastisk mineralton. Hav. I övrigt lite åt gul frukt och melon-hållet. Frisk syra. Smaken något mindre intensiv än doften. (1628 views) | | | Tasted by Green Isaac on 4/29/2019 & rated 85 points: Pale lemon colour
Young on nose with medium(-) intense aromas of apple, nuts, white flowers (lilac), lemon, pineapple. Has a plastic minerality and seems slightly oxidized (a mixture of marzipan and faint cork).
Young, medium intensity of flavours (as above).
Dry, medium+ acidity, medium body, medium alcohol, medium- finish. (1628 views) | | | Tasted by yossarian.livez on 3/31/2019 & rated 87 points: Apple and lemon, bit of straw and chamomile. Medium acid. Short finish. Lacking the textural depth, precision, or composure of the Le Vigne Niche Calderara of past years and a bit less than the 2016 entry level too. Still nice and good QPR under 20. (1651 views) | | | Tasted by jrick on 3/24/2019 & rated 88 points: Another bottle, still very nice for the price but not as good as the last bottle, had a green note and slight alcoholic bitterness this time. More of a yellow plum note than before as well. Still very chuggable and food frlendly even with a spicy pasta tomato sauce. (1543 views) | | | Tasted by khmark7 on 3/15/2019 & rated 87 points: Pleasant and well balanced, almost neutral in character. (1273 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/1/2019: Cream and bannana on the nose, creamy in the mid palate with a touch of savory salt. Shorter finish. (1312 views) | | | Tasted by jrick on 2/1/2019 & rated 90 points: Deliciously fruity and fresh while still mineral and salty in the ending. A little bit oily in texture that leads me to think that it is best served well chilled. Fruit for me was somewhere along the lines of peach, pear and pineapple. (1410 views) | | | Tasted by silton on 1/29/2019 flawed bottle: Corked. (1328 views) | | | Tasted by juffer on 1/23/2019 & rated 88 points: I served this in my wine course. Stone fruits, especially Mirabelle in the nose along with some ocean breeze minerality. Light mouth, and lower acidity and shorter finish than Terre Nere's rosato, but a good return to fruit at the end. (1139 views) | | | Tasted by RobinHeimdahl on 1/19/2019 & rated 90 points: No formal notes. Very good buy, super enjoyable. (1052 views) | | | Tasted by janka on 1/19/2019 & rated 88 points: Decent wine worth the money (1093 views) | | | Tasted by wgmccallum on 12/27/2018 & rated 92 points: Pungent nose of wax, yellow fruit, honey, and turmeric. Punch of dense fruit on the middle of palate with a sunny acid glow, clean short bitter finish. Broad colorful gestures, like a Cezanne. 50 + 17 + 17 + 8 = 92. (1114 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 12/10/2018 flawed bottle: Weekly tasting group RWP #313; Italy, Sicilia (@ DJ): This bottle was not completely fresh. Not sure if it was corked. (1253 views) | | | Tasted by Barolo Raymond on 11/24/2018 & rated 89 points: Bright lemon, aromas of lemon, pear, flint/mineral notes. Dry, bright acidity, medium alcohol and medium(+) body. Aromatic palate of lemon, yellow plum, saltine crackers, herb notes supported by firm texture providing structure and great mouthfeel. Good length, layered finish. Well done; with dinner at Chez Victoire in Montreal. (1158 views) | | | Tasted by Zweder on 9/12/2018 & rated 87 points: Monthly Tasting Group HWS #131; Italy, Sicily (by DJ): Green apples and flowers in the bouquet. On the palate lemon, lime, grasses, ok acidity and bitterness. (1548 views) | | | Tasted by kosinski on 9/7/2018: Aroma: melon, gardenia, toasted nuts.
Palate: creamy and spicy, grassy cantaloupe flavors. Some minerals. Moderate acidity. Compare to an entry-level Viognier or Marsanne. Pleasant. (1172 views) | | | Tasted by zhearr on 7/31/2018: no SO2 and reading the harvest report the producer sounded pretty smitten with the 17 Bianco. Remind me a little of Ostatu Blanco. Nose mainly about this forward fruitiness and floraity that's echoed on palate also, ripe and hints at tropical fruit. Tense and saline. Most impressive on day one where it tastes like carrying so little weight but so much genuine extract and density. 89-90 (1214 views) | | | Tasted by FjordogFjell on 6/15/2018 & rated 80 points: Litt urein lukt, kalk anslag, sødmefull metallisk frukt, ubalansert (1263 views) | | | Tasted by FransS on 6/4/2018 & rated 87 points: Tasted after the '17 Parusso Langhe bianco sauvignon and showing less
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The two vineyards in Santo Spirito are the last ones we bought, the second property acquired in two steps. Santo Spirito is adjacent to Guardiola’s northern boundary and lower in altitude as its slopes descend towards the Alcantara valley. And though adjacent, it couldn’t be more different. An outstandingly beautiful location, gentle wide terraces flowing sweetly in striking contrast to steep, graggy Guardiola. Again, Santo Spirito’s soil is deep rich volcanic ash, its grass a lush emerald green, its vigorous vines displaying a well fed abundance. Santo Spirito’s wines are luscious and sensual, always seductive in their almost fleshy bouquet, and in their buttermilk richness. And yet there’s still a balance and a purity there, very sophisticated, yes, but tender as well. Generous and vulnerable at once.
The estate is located in the northern slopes of the volcano, with vineyards between the village of Solicchiata and the town of Randazzo, the area historically recognized as the finest in the appellation for fine red wines. The property consists of over 30 hectars, divided into 10 parcels in four crus, with a total vineyard surface of 23 hectars, which we mean to enlarge to 30-32 hectars. Except for 6 hectars recently planted, the rest are between 50 and 100 years old. One parcel, having survived phylloxera, has reached the venerable age of 130-140 years old. The soils differ very much from cru to cru, and even within the crus themselves. The same is true of the altitudes, our vineyards ranging between 600 and 1000 metres above sea level. In Santo Spirito we have two vineyards as well. Although adjacent to Guardiola, the soil is dramatically different: a rich deep volcanic ash so fine as to call to mind talcum powder, were it not jet black. Besides estate owned vineyards, Terre Nere has long term leases on 4 hectars and buys grapes from small local vignerons who follow our organic procedures. All our wines are produced from local varieties, and all are D.O.C. Etna. White Blend"White blend" means the wine is made from a blend of two or more different white varieties - or in some cases a blend of pink or red varieties that are vinified white, ie. without any skin contact.
A blend of Antao, Arinto, Rouperio. Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorSicilycossyraEtna DOC The vinyards on weinlagen-info |
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