Tenuta delle Terre Nere
-Il Quadro delle Rose- Feudo di Mezzo Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Alongside Roast Chicken...
Alongside Roast Chicken...
May 29th, 2017
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
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
May 19th, 2020
Valentine’s Day: lovely and delightful! Versatile and lovely
Valentine’s Day: lovely and delightful! Versatile and lovely
Feb 15th, 2019
Cinnamon and figs on the nose. Nice dried berries to taste.
Cinnamon and figs on the nose. Nice dried berries to taste.
Jun 22nd, 2018
Robe noire
Prune cerise noire épicé
Attaque pleine et dense
Milieu dense avec encore des tanins rugueux mais mûrs
Belle longueur sur la cerise et la vanille du bois
Robe noire
Prune cerise noire épicé
Attaque pleine et dense
Milieu dense avec encore des tanins rugueux mais mûrs
Belle longueur sur la cerise et la vanille du bois
Great bottle of wine. Flavor, body, finish. Paired very well with the bone in rib eye. 4/17
Great bottle of wine. Flavor, body, finish. Paired very well with the bone in rib eye. 4/17
Apr 9th, 2017
More rounded black cherry fruit w medicinal, herb and rocky notes. Very dense and tannic with notable grip on the finish. Good stuff but sooooo young.
More rounded black cherry fruit w medicinal, herb and rocky notes. Very dense and tannic with notable grip on the finish. Good stuff but sooooo young.
Feb 25th, 2017Blackberry fruit with interesting petroleum notes. Pretty notes of strawberry on the finish. Intense.
Blackberry fruit with interesting petroleum notes. Pretty notes of strawberry on the finish. Intense.
Feb 1st, 2017This my friends, is the best of breed - best Cru, best vintage in recent memory - lava, black cherry, and complexity like no where else in Sicily.
This my friends, is the best of breed - best Cru, best vintage in recent memory - lava, black cherry, and complexity like no where else in Sicily.
Jan 24th, 2017Very ripe with noticeable funky earthy notes that have corky characteristics. Chaky nites come through the finish.
Very ripe with noticeable funky earthy notes that have corky characteristics. Chaky nites come through the finish.
Jan 11th, 2017