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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by CADomer on 2/25/2024 & rated 92 points: The nose was a bit more restrained on this bottle, compared to my previous bottle. But the palate was delicious, waxy, and salty. Was wonderful at the dinner table. (228 views) | | | Tasted by Evanbdavis on 2/2/2024 & rated 92 points: Ripe, rich, round and fleshy for Carricante. Yellow flowers and stone fruits. Palate is very open knit and pleasant. Personally prefer the Benanti. (228 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 7/15/2023 & rated 91 points: Dinner at Min Jiang: Wow was convinced that this was a Burgundy. Definitely a maker who was trying to mimic such a style with all markers of a good Chardonnay - well-judged oak use and reduction, with sharp citrus fruit and tension. A pleasant discovery. (889 views) | | | Tasted by Justin S on 2/10/2023 & rated 92 points: Lovely mid weight lemony flavors and super salty finish. Great stuff. (746 views) | | | Tasted by Lype on 12/17/2021: Ripe, lemony tropical fruit, yellow plums, salty sea breeze, volcanic minerality and white flowers. Fresh and dry character, good acidity. Very enjoyable and drinking well now but due to the ripe and round fruit not quite as impressive and as the more classic 2016. (1364 views) | | | Tasted by afot on 11/13/2021: Bright straw. I agree with previous notes about the amount of air, even though it seems already open after opening. Huge concentration, on the palate lots of mineral saltiness with some zesty citrus and apples. Good acidity and incredible length. Really salty reminding a bit of some savagnins or chardonnays. (1302 views) | | | Tasted by PaulusLoZebra on 7/25/2021 & rated 94 points: My third bottle of this vintage, my fourth vintage of this wine, and I am (finally !) learning a few things. First, the wine needs a lot more air than I thought; it should be decanted for several hours. It is a very good wine as a pop & pour, but it is truly outstanding when it has several hours of air or even several days of slow-ox. The half bottle that we double-decanted and refrigerated was much better on night two than the first half was on night one with a two-hour decant. Second, age helps the wine. Leaving vintage differences aside, I prefer the 2015 right now to the 2017. It has excellent structure, medium+ body, aromas and flavors of white peaches, citrus and fruit flowers, and a long, complex mineral finish. It is a savory wine to be sipped, not quaffed. Drink to ... 2030+? (1560 views) | | | Tasted by CADomer on 7/16/2021 & rated 93 points: A great first bottle of this wine. Notes of waxy stone fruit, lemon marmalade, and apples with an ashy minerality. There was a pretty note of yellow iris that was woven into the nose. The finish was textural and salty. Very nice. (1497 views) | | | Tasted by maxima on 7/14/2021 & rated 89 points: Un peu cher mais plus que du bonbon.
Pas mal acide, citrons et zestes avec un peu de flers
et des épices. Assez long en finale mais un brin
amère.
Très bien fait et franc de goût. (1727 views) | | | Tasted by ProfByron on 12/19/2020 & rated 90 points: I’m not sure if it’s the psychological suggestion but this volcano wine is very minerally, complex. But it’s not just an academic exercise, this is enjoyable to drink.
Needs further study, thankfully I have a few bottles. (1243 views) | | | Tasted by Screwcaps on 12/16/2020 & rated 94 points: A quick note after a get together. Drinking rather than tasting. Highly perfumed nose of vanilla and custard. Almost playful up front with a serious and white clay like finish. Big flavour, full bodied, as it takes air. Very impressive. Wine of two halves. A very, very, interesting drink. Drink now. Thank you B.
Excellent. 4.3/5 94 (1232 views) | | | Tasted by portman63 on 10/25/2020 & rated 91 points: Apples and minerality and razor sharp acidity. Very nice and bright. A lovely wine for light seafood pasta dishes. (1054 views) | | | Tasted by Sourdough on 6/12/2020 & rated 91 points: Medium pale yellow. FpRich, tropical fruit nose. Initially light in mouth turning sl ou wly heavier, into a long finish. Pear, quince, citrus, minerality and more create a complex wave of flavors. VERY INTERESTING (1339 views) | | | Tasted by Haze78 on 5/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Medium yellow. Chamomile, apple and citrus fruits. Still a bit muted. On the palate: tight, mineral but good focus. Some citrus, a hint of passion fruit and apple. It reminds me of a chablis. Would cellar this for another year or two. (1394 views) | | | Tasted by blank blank on 5/12/2020: Lovely wine - much like other Carricantes, could pass for top white burg from less ripe vineyard. Lemony, kiss of oak, kiss of lees, fierce acidity, good dry extract. Very very good wine and stupendous value. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by vpiedrah on 5/2/2020 & rated 93 points: Flowers, lemon, sweeter citrus and spearmint. Lovely wine. (1041 views) | | | Tasted by PaulusLoZebra on 10/26/2019 & rated 94 points: Outstanding wine that needs air, so it seems to have some serious lifespan ahead. Consumed over four nights, it was closed and backward on night one and best on nights three and four. Tremendous structure. Complex aromas and flavors of white peaches, citrus and fruit flowers. Medium+ body, with a long, complex mineral finish. (1585 views) | | | Tasted by HowardNZ on 10/1/2019 & rated 92 points: Two 2017 Terre Neres: From 15-60 year old Carricante vines on volcanic ash specked by black pumice and solid volcanic rock. On the northern slope of Mt Etna, 600 to 650 metres above sea level. 100% Carricante. Straw coloured. A bouquet of citrus, pear, seaspray, chalk, meadow flowers, with soil tones. Attractive. On palate, fine and silky, yet tactile and rich. Racy, quite prominent acidity. Good depth and concentration. Orchard fruits, grapefuit, honey, baking spices, minerals and salt lick on the relatively long finish. Ideally, give it a couple of years to settle and integrate a little more. (1839 views) | | | Tasted by similia on 7/27/2019 & rated 91 points: honey, yellow fruits on the nose, grapefruit acidity with a mineral finish. (1355 views) | | | Tasted by Charlie C on 7/24/2019 & rated 93 points: Lovely Sicilian white. Faintly floral aromatic nose. The fruit blossoms on the palate. Melon, minerals, bit of lemon, lush yet structured at the same time. A pleasant spicy note comes in. Great acidity, great balance. Refreshing, but with genuine substance. Finishes long and lingering, spicy. (1330 views) | | | Tasted by RoyaltyCoins on 6/24/2019 & rated 92 points: Medium straw.
Nose: Chamomile, light white flower, lightly blanched almond. Faint projection.
Ripe tangerine and light white peach glide through on a juicy, round frame ahead of a pillowy finish of light mineral/chalk. Fruits turn slightly candied on the finish, mingling with lemon peel and a light nutmeg/baking spice.
Overall: This is much larger than the sum of its parts: generous, without going overboard, ample and yet with verve. Really beautiful.
92. (1411 views) | | | Tasted by danstrings on 1/5/2019 & rated 89 points: Nice fresh clean yet round and silky food wine. Showed more unctuous (in a good way) next to the non single vineyard of the same. (1397 views) |
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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. Calderara Sottana On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorSicilycossyraEtna DOC The vinyards on weinlagen-info |
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