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 Vintage2017 Label 19 of 19 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2011 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerTerra Costantino (web)
VarietyNerello Blend
DesignationdeAetna Rosso
Vineyardn/a
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
SubRegionn/a
AppellationEtna DOC
UPC Code(s)8058983440001

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2023 (based on 6 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Sebastian80 on 10/2/2021 & rated 90 points: Earthy, dusty minerals and red fruit. Good concentration and structure, but light and fairly high acidity. Elegant. Great typicity. Really good value. (542 views)
 Tasted by Karl Rossmann on 7/17/2021 & rated 86 points: Elegant, slim, high acid wine with interesting, but a bit hidden, aromas of unripe strawberries, licorise, herbs and oak. (560 views)
 Tasted by forceberry on 9/8/2020 & rated 93 points: A blend of Nerello Mascalese (90%) and Nerello Cappuccio (10%) from a 39 yo vineyard located at 450 to 550 m above sea level. Aged in stainless steel and French tonneaux. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.

Pale, luminous and fully translucent rose hip color with a thin, pinkish rim. Very youthful, fragrant and moderately sweet-toned nose with aromas of marmaladey red fruits, black cherries and dark plums, some brambly black raspberries, light smoky notes of gunpowder reduction, a little bit of stony minerality, a hint of licorice and a touch of raw meat. The wine is youthful, dry and rich yet rather tightly-knit on the palate with intense flavors of raspberries, pronounced stony minerality, some sweet strawberries, a little it of marmaladey cherry-driven fruit, light licorice tones, a hint of smoky volcanic character and a touch of arctic bramble. Although the overall feel is very ripe and sunny, the wine doesn't come across as heavy or particularly sweet-toned on the palate. The structure relies on both high acidity and powdery yet quite grippy tannins. The finish is rich, juicy and moderately grippy with lengthy flavors of black cherries, some ripe strawberries and plums, a little bit of marmaladey strawberry, light smoky tones, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of licorice.

A very harmonious, juicy and delicious Etna Rosso. Although very ripe and sunny in style, this wine doesn't suffer from the elevated levels of alcohol that can go up to 15% in many modern Etna reds. Instead this is very well-proportioned, balanced and more dry than sweet despite all the marmaladey undertones. The overall feel is maybe a bit too youthful, primary and tightly-knit for my taste and I guess I should hold on to my single remaining bottle as long as I can. Very good value at 17€. (1800 views)
 Tasted by Bob Bimon on 12/4/2019 & rated 80 points: Bättre dag 2. (1212 views)

Professional 'Channels'
By Eric Guido
Vinous, Sicily: The Island Nation (Jun 2021) (6/1/2021)
(Terra Costantino Etna Rosso de Aetna Red) Subscribe to see review text.
By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (8/11/2019)
(Terra Costantino Etna Rosso De Aetna, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text.
By Walter Speller
JancisRobinson.com (4/23/2018)
(Terra Costantino, DeAetna Etna Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Terra Costantino

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Nerello Blend

A Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de uva tinta amplamente cultivada nas encostas vulcânicas do Monte Etna, na Sicília. Os vinhos elaborados a partir da Nerello Mascalese receberam ampla notoriedade na última década, são exemplares frescos, com aromas frutados e herbáceos, bem como excelente mineralidade e uma nuance terrosa. Além disso, os vinhos Nerello Mascalese têm um perfume semelhantes com os vinhos nobres de Borgonha e Barolo.

A variedade recebeu esse nome devido a planície de Mascali, entre o Monte Etna e a costa onde acredita-se ser sua terra natal – uma pequena porção de vinhas que restou após o ataque da filoxera na década de 1880. O prefixo Nerello refere-se à coloração escura das uvas, compartilhado também pela casta Nerello Cappuccio, parceiro de mistura mais comum da variedade. Ambas são encontradas nos vinhos produzidos na denominação de origem de Etna, onde a uva Nerello Mascalese representa a maior parte da mistura e é cultivada em maiores quantidades do que a Cappuccio.

Os solos compostos por materiais vulcânicos de Etna combinados com altitudes que chegam a até 1.000 metros – alguns dos vinhedos mais altos da Europa – ajudam a produzir vinhos com caráter e complexidade imensa, sem o peso excessivo característico dos vinhos tintos da Sicília.

As vinhas da Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de maturação tardia e dominam também a DOC Faro, em torno da cidade de Messina. Situada nas colinas acima da cidade, as videiras cultivadas em Faro alcançam altitudes impressionantes, contribuindo para a elaboração de vinhos com características singulares.

Fora de Etna e de Faro, a uva Nerello Mascalese é utilizada em misturas nos vinhos rotulados como Sicília IGT, ao lado da variedade dominante da ilha, a Nero d’Avola. Estes vinhos são produzidos nas versões tintas, mas exemplares rosés também são encontrados. Na Calábria, as denominações de Lamezia, Savuto e Sant’Anna di Isolia Capo Rizzuto também permitem o uso da Nerello Mascalese para o uso em vinhos de corte.

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