2012 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso
Community Tasting Note
Omar Khayyam Likes this wine:
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - The nose is unyielding. The balance is perfect. There's freshness, fruit and a tannic structure that you only feel when you think about it but when you feel it you know it's adequate for the long haul.
Similar to a young Lafarge Volnay (though the Etna wine has darker fruit and slightly more tannic structure) - you know that there are more charming and immediate pleasures to be had, still you sense the elegance and the potential that lies within and persuade yourself there's greatness just waiting to express itself.
At worst, this is an 85-87 wine - fresh, balanced, well made, but with no real wow-factor in terms of complexity. At its best, this would develop into something more in the neighborhood of 90-92 - touching excellency and sweet magic. My feeling right now, considering how very food friendly this is, and how price worthy, is that I can drink a lot of it and not get tired!
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Comment posted by VTCellarDweller:
5/20/2014 1:55:00 PM - I liked your tasting note on this. I have been through 2 cases of the 2011 now and giving it a splash decant and letting it air for 3 hours helps significantly in getting it to open up both aromatically and in the mouth. I have one case left of the 2011 and will then move on to the 2012.
Comment posted by Tim Heaton:
5/20/2014 5:29:00 PM - (Another) great note, Erik
Comment posted by Omar Khayyam:
7/20/2014 8:31:00 PM - Thx guys
Comment posted by jdibe22686:
11/18/2014 6:44:00 PM - agreed! I love this wine