July 14, 2015 - Tuesday Night Double Blind <$40 (Bin 75): Dull dark red core, clarity, crimson rim; tar, roses, good depth, fennel, cherry, anise, slight cedar, mint, smoky roasted fruit; tar, tannin, fatter mouthfeel, bitter note, lacks focus, medium plus body; wow, was on a Piemonte blend, Etna soil was not very pronounced.
May 12, 2015 - Terrazze dell'Etna (Bin 75): Meaning crater; 80% Mascalese, 20% Petit Verdot; denser extraction, dark garnet; meaty, dark fruit, cedary, wood tannin; dark fruit, a certain juiciness to the fruit, lots of tannin and lower acid, some oak tannin, concrete dust; ok.