Community Tasting Note

MuddyBoots wrote:

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Luminous mid red, paling quite a bit through to the core. Penetrating aromatics - darker red tones / some earthy notes/ some distinction. I still find it difficult to pin down the particular flavor of Norello Mascalese grown on Volcanic soil - there is something wild and untamed about it which to me prevents the wine being completely elegant - but this wine certainly has it. Quite complex already. Suggesting some acidic muscle to come. Sure enough, on the palate the acid is quite evident giving the wine freshness and lift. Fruit of some intensity. Fine grained tannins that settle late in the gums. Mid weight. Very adequate length. One sees the structural resemblance to Burgundy, but with a flavor profile that is much more southern, more robust/less refined and altogether more mysterious. Balanced and drinking well already but will still keep. Has considerable interest. Very good and no doubt a wine faithfully reflecting the soil and place of its origin. If you are on board with the slightly untamed flavors, the cru wines from Tenuta delle Terre surely represent good value and work well with many food categories. 2014 vintage apparently the best of the decade on Etna.

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