- Region
- Sicily
- Producer
- Tenuta delle Terre Nere
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grape varieties
- 100% Nerello Mascalese
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 95+ points Vinous
- 99 points James Suckling
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Classification
- DOC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
Selective manual harvest at the start of October. Fermentation at relatively cool temperatures of between 28 and 30°C. Subsequent maturation, including malolactic fermentation, for 14 months in Barrique and large French oak casks, with an additional month spent in stainless steel before bottling.
Medium ruby colour, with a pronounced nose of ripe fruit and spice. Well-structured, rich and complex on the palate, with silky tannins and a multilayered finish.
Sourced from a vineyard outside the town of Randazzo, with stony and very fertile volcanic soil. The vines – aged between 50 and 100 years – grow 600 to 650 metres above level and are gobelet-trained.