Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Prephylloxera DOC
Country
Italy
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Sicily
Grape Variety
Blended
vintage
2016 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
14.50%
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Medium
Medium
2016 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
Aromas of exotic spice, charred earth, Mediterranean brush and a balsamic note are front and center on this compelling, structured red. The concentrated palate also has a weightless elegance, evoking steeped cherry, raspberry compote, cinnamon and licorice set against firm refined tannins. It's a gorgeous wine boasting finesse and intensity.
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98 Point by James Suckling
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Profile
Grape Blended
98% Nerello mascalese, 2% Nerello cappuccio
Palate
Concentrated, but also balanced and elegant at the same time, long-lasting pleasure
Colour
Intense ruby with mahogany hues
Aroma
Complex, with notes of wild flowers, red fruits and noble spices
Palate
Concentrated, but also balanced and elegant at the same time, long-lasting pleasure
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Soft Cheese
Product details
In front and to the right of our cellar in Calderara Sottana there are two parcels, in the midst of a larger vineyard that have survived phylloxera. They, therefore, are over 130 years old and stand on their original rootstock. In 2006 I decided to vinify the grapes from those parcels separately. 2006 was a splendid vintage, rather on the monumental side. These parcels yielded a wine of such unearthly finesse that, although the wine from the neighboring old vines was a real beauty, the Prephylloxera, displaying a very similar character, seemed to feed from heavenly pastures: the quintessence of Calderara. It is a bit shier and will need more time than its younger sibling. I rarely advice decanting a wine, but in this case I do. Its elegance is measured, its authority understated, its sophistication effortless. A grand wine. I suggest many savoury fine courses in very moderate quantities. Allow the wine to grow as the dinner does.
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