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2006 Benanti Etna Serra della Contessa
Nerello Blend
- Italy
- Sicily
- Etna DOC
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Community Tasting Notes 22
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soyhead wrote:
November 22, 2018 - fresh plum with suave mouthfeel. great balance of acidity, fruit , and tannins. fresh cranberry finish making it super for Thanksgiving
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soyhead wrote:
August 30, 2018 - nose - rosehip
mouth - cornucopia of bitter red fruits, complex with attractive mouthfeel. -
bconly Likes this wine: 90 points
September 6, 2015 - At dinner in Ravello. The wine was very good and in a good place, but short of great. A little soft, leading me to believe that it is done improving. If I owned any I would drink up over the next year or so.
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Burgfiendnyc Likes this wine: 89 points
August 7, 2015 - Smokey cocoa, dark cherries, violets, and anise on the nose. The tannins were clamping down at first, but after an hour of being decanted they calmed down and the wine offered a nice long finish. There's definite evidence of oak, and I would give this a few more years to settle in.
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karl.1480 Likes this wine: 89 points
June 13, 2015 - This wine shows a clear, medium intensity, garnet color. Just a little bit of sediment in the bottle.
The nose is developing with a medium(+) aroma intensity. It shows aromas of fresh and dried cherries, raisins, pomegranate, warm earth, dried rose petals, black olives, leather, oak, cold espresso and a hint of smoke.
The wine is dry, with a medium(+) acidity, medium(+) tannin and medium(+) body. The flavor intensity is medium(+) with flavors of cherries, pomegranate, orange peel, dried rose petals and crushed stones. The finish is medium(+).
This was my second and last bottle of this wine. It's a really good wine but a bit too soft and flabby for a Etna Rosso at this price point. Maybe it's made in a little bit more international style.
However, the wine is in a really nice phase right now and I can't see any point in cellaring this further but it will definitely hold together for another 3-4 years.1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Walter Speller
3/11/2011 (link)(Benanti, Serra della Contessa Etna Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
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By Richard Jennings
10/17/2012 (link) 92 points(Benanti Etna Serra della Contessa) Dark cherry red color; redolent, baked cherry, VA nose; tart cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Benanti
- Varietal Nerello Blend
- Designation Serra della Contessa
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Sicily
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Etna DOC
- UPC Code 8025303000115
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 35 (31%)
- Consumed 78 (69%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
chicken agrodolce, peppered steak, Pizza, pork., rabbit, Sicilian, southern style chicken cacciatoreWho Likes This Wine
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- RegionSicily
- AppellationEtna DOC
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