Kyle Harvey

9.0

As always, very good, careful hand in the cellar is evident, but need a little bit more vibrance for me - perhaps as a lower elevation Contrada, ripeness and alcohol are overpowering nervous acidity — 7 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Talk about a massive step up from the young Rosso we drank just before. While the former was dark fruited, this was mostly red brambles with flowers and mushrooms. Impeccably layered with compelling texture. The tannins are still firm but integrating very nicely. Lovely structure. Long, slightly saline finish. My word, what a gorgeous wine! Perfectly appropriate to drink now but this will undoubtedly drink well for at least another five years. — 18 days ago

Josh Morgenthau

9.6

Volcanic rocks and tiny berries, red fruits, rhubarb, a touch of caramel candy. Creamy mouthfeel, cutting acid and subtle tannins. And a finish that goes on for minutes. Sometimes a wine speaks so much to place, it’s hard to describe, but drinking this brings me back to Etna in a way few others can. High altitude (1300m) blend of indigenous Etna grapes blanc de noir. Everything is there for graceful long term aging too. Brilliant wine. Disgorged 2019 — 20 days ago

Tom Casagrande

8.9

Not a wine of great depth or complexity, but of really nice balance and a great weeknight dinner companion. Nose has bright cherry and lifted minerality, as well as a bit of spice. Slender and juicy in the mouth. Great acidity and very smooth-textured. — 12 days ago

Andrew Rasse

9.1

Same grape same winemaking. Spicier more red fruited. Stemmy. Just... different. More tannin? Different style tannin? Can’t decide which site I like better. Excellent study in terrior — 10 days ago

Flora Bokma

8.9

Nebbiolo is a varietal I have rarely had. This one is from Sicily. It is gorgeous gemstone red in the glass, a beautiful transparent dark red. It smells of pepper, thyme and cherries. It looks so much like Pinot Noir that that is the taste one would expect. But Nebbiolo ain’t no Pinot! This wine tastes of cherries with fresh juicy acidity but then takes one on a direct journey to tannin land. Not velvety tannin but clean crisp tannins. A unique repeatable experience. — 4 days ago

Ian Hamel

9.1

2020 spring. Calderara Sottana is on the north side of Etna and better known for reds. This was really nice, with lots of flowers and almonds, and a salt / acid backbone. Again, no petrol - again perhaps because of youth. I’d be curious to see how this ages compared to Pietramarina or A’Puddara — 2 days ago

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9.1

This Nerello Mascalese with a dash of Carricante shows a bouquet of peaches in cream offset by citrus-tinged florals and smoky minerals, then opens to reveal silky richness, leaning toward the savory spectrum, teeming with brisk acids and a hint of spice. A balanced beauty with depths to spare. $20.00 (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2020) — 15 days ago

Jay Kline

9.0

I’ve been enjoying the wines of Tenuta delle Terre Nere since I was first introduced to them a handful of years ago or so. One thing that is very obvious is how much their wines vary from vintage to vintage...sometimes it’s dramatic. This 2017 vintage is predominantly dark fruited with powerful, almost rustic tannins. A slightly hulking verson of Nerello Mascalese that doesn’t need a lot of thought. Quaffable. Drink now but could hold for a few years with ease, but why? — 18 days ago

Andrew Lohse

8.9

A bit beyond words on this one—but wow, Sicily is amazing — 4 days ago