Community Tasting Notes 14

• forceberry wrote: 93 points

  January 6, 2023 - 100% Nerello Mascalese sourced from two Contrada: Rampante and Solicchiata. The 80-90 yo vines are prephylloxeric, growing ungrafted on their own root systems. Macerated with the skins for 18 days. Aged for 14 months in French oak tonneaux. 14% alcohol.
  
  Moderately deep, translucent and quite evolved pomegranate red color with faint maroon highlights. The nose feels dark-toned, somewhat evolved and subtly sweet-toned with attractive, layered aromas of wizened dark fruits and dried figs, some gamey tones, a little bit of pouch tobacco, light ferrous notes of blood, a hint of old leather and a volcanic touch of dry, smoky character. The wine feels dry, crunchy and somewhat sinewy on the palate with a silky texture, a medium body and moderately developed flavors of sour cherries and tart lingonberries, some gravelly mineral tones, a little bit of game or red meat, light ferrous notes of blood, a hint of tobacco and a touch of earth. The taste doesn't really have any sweet elements - not even any evolved dried-fruit tones. The overall feel is pretty structured, thanks to its high acidity and moderately grippy medium tannins. The finish is dry, firm and quite acid-driven with a long, layered aftertaste of crunchy redcurrants and lingonberries, some sour cherry bitterness, a little bit of tobacco, light gravelly mineral nuances, a volcanic hint of vague smoky character and a touch of game.
  
  A nice, serious and sinewy Etna Rosso. Tasty and firm, although not as tough and aggressive as the 2014 vintage. The overall feel is somewhat evolved, but not really old in any way. Not as intense and impressive as the 2014 vintage, but very close. Excellent stuff made in a positively unapologetic, structure-driven style. Terrific.

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• BLam Likes this wine: 89 points

  January 26, 2020 - Better leave in bottle for two hours before serving.

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• MindMuse Does not like this wine: 75 points

  April 23, 2019 - If a strawberry could be as hard, dry, and rough as a brick, and you dipped it in balsamic vinegar, that would be this wine right now.
  
  In case you weren't sure, I wasn't burying a compliment in there.

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• Chaz Bham wrote: 87 points

  April 12, 2018 - Old vine 100% Nerello mascalese. On the first evening, this came off somewhat out of balance with prominent alcohol and oak tones layered over smoky cherry. Better the second night with receding alcohol. This tilts toward the modern, international style. Not a re-purchase for me.

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• burgund wrote: 87 points

  October 3, 2016 - Very wild and not in harmoni this time

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Pietradolce
• Varietal Nerello Mascalese
• Designation Archineri
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Etna DOC

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• Pending Delivery 12 (4%)
• In Cellars 122 (44%)
• Consumed 141 (51%)

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