Mount Etna
Hinchcliff house, Young Street
Tasted Tuesday, May 23, 2023 by chatters with 157 views
Introduction
I've always been a little less than impressed by the wines of Etna - more hype than happiness in my albeit limited experience - but, equally, I've always been to have my opinion altered so was excited to come along and taste a bucket load.
The space used wasn't the best though - very dark, noisy and, despite being a large room, all of the tasting tables were crowded into one small section.
Flight 1 (36 Notes)
Closing
Weeeeellll...there certainly wasn't enough to make me alter my opinion entirely but it was a very interesting experience.
2021 Calabretta Carricante Sicilia
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
medium minus intensity aromas prove waxy slight lemon, fairly neutral nose, slightly herbaceous. Juicy, a little funky and yeasty on the palate. Nah.
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2021 Calabretta Etna Rosato
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Savoury, rocky initially, sour red fruits, smidge of wood glue. Juicy, tangy, a little red fruit and bruised apple, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish lends a little spice.
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2018 Pietradolce Etna Contrada Rampante
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Funky, meaty, slightly gamey, slightly dusty baked notes, rocky minerality and a little earthy underpin. Muted red fruits and spice beneath this. Lots happening on the nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, dilute and sour red fruits, quite tough, hard and chewy, quite mineral
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2018 Pietradolce Etna Archineri
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
More savoury than the Rampante, meaty, a little more concentrated, fruit a little darker, touches of whole bunch. Juicy, fleshy, tart red fruit has a little darker underpin, tannins are slightly talc textured. Long. Nice.
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2019 Calabretta Nerello Cappuccio Terre Siciliane
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Wood glue, sour red fruits, volatile acidity, smells pretty awful. More of the same on the palate. Ugh.
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2020 Calabretta Terre Siciliane Sara
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Jubey, red berry, ashy underpin with a little rocky underpin, spice all translates to the palate, fleshy, fresh, soft tannic burr, slightly farty but otherwise okay.
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2014 Calabretta Nerello Mascalese Sicilia Vigne Vecchie
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Medium minus intensity aromas show a little rocky minerality, sour red and black hued fruit, earth. In the mouth it's sour as well, smidge of leathery tannins, muted fruit shows a touches of sour red berry, long.
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2020 Tenuta di Aglaea Lucifer
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Lemon, slight toast, butter, a little herbaceous note but not unripe, clean. Juicy, fleshy, a little stone fruit ions the slight citrus and herbs on the palate, quite simple, fresh, easy.
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2021 Tenuta di Aglaea Nerello Mascalese
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Savoury, rocky, sour red fruits, earth, slight smoky notes. Juicy tends to medium plus intensity acidity, sour red fruit, though not off-puttingly so, a little rocky minerality, tight chewy flour textured tannins. Hmm.
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2019 Tenuta di Aglaea Etna Thalia
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Medium minus intensity aromas show a little red fruit and crushed rock, touch of spice. In the mouth it shows that sour red fruit, talc textured tannins lends a little drying burr. Simple
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2020 Terrazze dell'Etna Terre Siciliane Ciuri
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Candy floss, quite aniseed, marzipan, cream…odd nose. Medium plus intensity acidity, sour and slightly green fruit, a little rasp on the tongue
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2020 Terrazze dell'Etna Etna Rosato
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Just a smidge of wood glue, red cherry . Sharp acidity, red cherry fruit, talc textured tannins. Meh.
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2018 Terrazze dell'Etna Etna Carusu
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
A little gamey note, touches of Brett, quite funky, slightly dried out red berry fruit. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight, chalky tannins, close down the palate, Brett here as well. Hmm
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2014 Terrazze dell'Etna Etna Cirneco
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
A little gamey note, touches of Brett, quite funky, slightly dried out red berry fruit. Medium plus intensity acidity, tight, chalky tannins, close down the palate, Brett here as well. Hmm
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2021 Graci Etna Bianco
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Slightly meaty wild ferment notes and fresh herbs, a little citrus and stone fruit in support. Simple nose. slightly sour on the palate, touch of salinity, more citric here, slight hardness. Time to come together for me.
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2022 Giovanni Rosso Etna Bianco
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Peachy, a little sulphur, touch of citrus and fresh herbs in support. Juicy, slightly tart, similar flavour and fruit profile, slight texture…Kind of nice
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2021 Graci Etna Rosato
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Medium minus intensity aromas show a little stone fruit, sulphur, cherry. Sharply acidic, sour to the point of being undrinkable.
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2019 Mirella Buscemi Sicilia Il Rosso
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Rhubarb, beetroot, alcohol prickle lends spice, red cherry. Tastes a bit industrial, touch of cream, lots of pointy acidity, a little tannic burr. Ugh
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2019 Mirella Buscemi Tartaraci
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Funky, savoury, meaty with a sour red fruit underpin. Sourly juicy, fleshy, red berry fruit shows quite cherry, textured burr, long, nice.
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2020 Graci Etna Rosso
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Low intensity aromas show a little sour red fruit, a touch of minerality, spice. Juicy acidity, fleshy, plenty of textured burr, simple, slight non-intrusive alcohol warmth on the finish. Okay.
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2020 Graci Etna Arcuria
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Medium plus intensity aromas of a little oak, slight cream, sour red fruits, sweet spice, rocky minerality. Juicy, fleshy, slight sour red fruits, plenty of persistent talc textured tannic grip, fruit travels long with this. Nice
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2021 Vigneti Vecchio Sicilia Sciare Vive
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Meaty, savoury, sour underpin, wood glue, bruised apple, marzipan. In the mouth it's quite soft though the fruit presents a little more on the palate showing bruised and fresh apple, then wood glue and an off putting sour milk note. Nah
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2020 Passopisciaro Passobianco
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Melon, a tiny struck match note, sweet spice, leesy yoghurt, slight butter. Juicy, fleshy, leesy butter, muted fruit, soft burr okay.
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2020 Passopisciaro Contrada PC Bianco
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Butterscotch, a little lemon, melon, stone fruit, sweet spice. Juicy, tangy creamy lees, fruit forward backed by a lick of oak. Hmm
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2019 Passopisciaro Passorosso
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Medium plus intensity aromas of cream, red hued fruit, a little spice, tiny wood glue note. Medium plus intensity acidity, very slight sour red fruits, quite hard without being particularly tannins, finishes with alcohol warmth. Hmm.
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2020 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Chiappemacine
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
A little gunflint minerality, rocky black fruits, a touch of mineral spice. Juicy mouth-watering acidity. Muted fruit, drying mineral based grip is the main focus, like licking a stone.
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2020 Passopisciaro Sicilia Contrada Porcaria
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Slight struck match, red hued fruit has a little jubey underpin, touch of savoury underpin, sourly juicy again those drying mineral based tannins are silky, smooth but sucks the moisture from the tongue, sour red fruit persists. Hmm
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2020 Passopisciaro Terre Siciliane Contrada Guardiola
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Herbal red fruits; a little rhubarb joins red currant, slightly rocky underpin. Medium plus intensity acidity, sour, hard mineral grip, slightly sharp red fruits in support all persist long. Hmm.
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2018 Santa Maria La Nave Etna Millesulmare Contrada Nave
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Green herbaceous unripe smelling with a touch of green apple and lime. Sour sharp with a touch of green apple but also (oddly) a little unripe lychee note. Interesting
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2018 Santa Maria La Nave Etna Calmarossa
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Low interesting aromas, slight struck match, muted red fruit. Low intensity flavours on the palate as well. A little sour acid and the tiniest smidge of red fruit. Finishes with drying mineral tannins. Meh.
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2020 Girolamo Russo Etna 'a Rina
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Muted red hued fruits, a little smoky underpin, touch of implied sourness. Juicy, lightweight red fruit, touch of slightly bitter tannic burr <shrugs>
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2020 Girolamo Russo Etna San Lorenzo
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Slightly meaty, gamy, slightly sour red and black fruits, struck match minerality. Juicy, fleshy, wild red over black fruits, mineral tannic grip slight residual sugar (?), alcohol carries the fruit. Hmm.
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2020 Girolamo Russo Etna Calderara Sottana
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
A little wood glue and volatile acidity over jubey red berry fruits with a slightly sour black fruit underpin, sour, slight volatile, red fruits grippy drying texture. Ugh
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2020 Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Slightly dusty, touch resinous, tiny smidge of weights, fresh herbs, a little sour red fruits. Medium plus acidity married to sour red fruits, rocky grippy tannins though the acidity helps carry the sour fruit long. Nah.
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2019 Famiglia Statella Etna Pettinociarelle
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Wood glue, herbaceous notes, sweet spice, red berries. Sour fruit is red hued, juicy acidity, grippy mid palate is talc textured, lends a nice burr, all travel long. Hmm.
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2018 Terrazze dell'Etna Terre Siciliane Brut Rosé
Italy, Sicily, Terre Siciliane
Medium minus intensity aromas of a little lemon, candy floss, smidge of bread yeast. Slight citrus and cherry, tangy. Juicy acid, textured burr. Pleasant.
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