2016 Benanti Etna Rosso

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 87.0 points

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  11/27/2021 - Paul852 Likes this wine: 85 Points

  This is quite a nice light wine, but it needs 30 minutes of air. Initially the nose is a bit closed and the palate heavy on tannins. But after some air the nose develops into a rather nice mix of slightly sweet red fruit and a little minerality. The palate then follows the nose, still with quite prominent tannin and quite delicate. This is a wine that needs some slightly rich but not strongly flavoured/spiced food.
  
  Comparing to the 2018 (qv) I prefer the younger wine with more prominent fruit. But both are interesting at ~US$19.

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  7/10/2021 - jdkrabbe wrote: 90 Points

  Liked this one quite a bit. Light bodied, great bottle. Decent level of intruige in this one. Buy again for sure if the price is right

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  7/5/2021 - Adventr.us Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Surprised at the poor reviews. This one is quite nice to my taste. Was a great match for our Sicilian Tuna Steaks in Spicy Sauce. Lighter body, but tasty fruits with a nice glycerin-y texture. Guests loved it too. Good stuff.

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  5/19/2021 - decaturwinedude wrote: 85 Points

  Consistent with most of the other CT notes: totally uninspiring. Seems to be a miss in 2016 for this Benanti bottling. Just straightforward grape juice lacking personality and complexity. Even at this level, expected more.

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  3/27/2021 - melvinyeowq wrote: flawed

  Home dining at Plantation Garden: Probably corked from the cupboard smell but others didn’t seem to mind it. Was difficult to smell from the surroundings I suppose. Rather high acid, thin on fruit anyway.

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