- Region
- Sicily
- Producer
- Tenuta delle Terre Nere
- Vintage
- 2022
- Grape varieties
- 100% Nerello Mascalese
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Ratings
- 95 points Vinous
- 97 points James Suckling
- Alcohol
- 14.5%
- Classification
- DOC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
Selective manual harvest at the end 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.
Ruby colour. On the nose, blackcurrant, blueberry, cherry and plum as well as hints of Mediterranean herbs and mint. Very fine tannins and balanced acidity on the palate. This elegant Etna Rosso has a dense body, fine tannins and a long, berry-inflected, mineral finish.
Sourced from a eight-hectare vineyard in the San Lorenzo district of Randazzo. Planted between 70 and 100 years ago, the vines sit 800 and up to 900 metres above sea level on virtually pure volcanic sand. The estimated yield amounts to around 60 hectolitres per litre. Lava flows and volcaniclastic deposits shaped the terroir of Contrada San Lorenzo.