Biondi – Outis 2022, Nessuno – Etna Rosso

Biondi – Outis 2022, Nessuno – Etna Rosso

The nose is spicy, herbaceous and offers a discreet smoky side as well as deepness. There are notes of red berries, juniper berries and small notes of local garrigue associated with a discreet hint of eucalyptus and Cubeb pepper. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, a tangy structure, tension, a certain juiciness as well…

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2002 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2002 – Sicilia

The wine shows a moderate garnet colour. The nose is smoky, opening up with nuances of dried cherries, dried cranberries, figs, prunes, a touch of pomegranate and rosehip. Very complex and multi-layered. The palate is fresh and minty, almost saline, offering a pleasant umami sapidity. Despite the age there is still a lot of freshness,…

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2006 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2006 – Sicilia

The wine shows a pale ruby colour with a garnet rim. The nose reveals savoury notes of black olives, soya sauce and beef jus, nuances of prunes, figs and baked cherries. The palate is elegant and vertical, uplifted by crunchy, juicy acidity, balancing the bold, meaty tannins. A lot of balsamic sapidity on the palate….

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2011 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2011 – Sicilia

The wine shows a deep ruby colour. The nose is intense, slightly meaty and animalistic, revealing notes of mint, a touch of green pepper, nuances of Mediterranean herbs and sage. The palate is compact and linear, supported by crisp, crunchy acidity, grippy, assertive tannins, very tight structure. There is a lot of stony, earthy minerality,…

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2014 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2014 – Sicilia

The wine shows a pale ruby colour. The nose is heady and concentrated, with soaring notes of Mediterranean herbs, peonies, rosehip, barberry, red and black cherries. The palate offers powerful concentration, bold, fine-grained, slightly drying tannins, high complexity. The wine is muscular and heady, balanced by refreshing acidity and bright fruitiness, complemented by nuances of…

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2016 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2016 – Sicilia

The wine shows a pale ruby colour. The nose initially is very aromatic, dominated by notes of dried herbs, complicated by nuances of red cherries, cherry compote, a touch of peony, tar and iron. The palate is focused and precise, revealing crunchy acidity, bold and powerful structure, muscular, slightly drying, assertive tannins. Notes of orange…

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I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2020 – Sicilia

I Vigneri Vinupetra Etna Rosso 2020 – Sicilia

The wine shows a pale ruby colour. The nose is perfumed, floral, revealing notes of sour cherries, red forest berries, a touch of dark minerality, nuances of dried Mediterranean herbs. The palate offers elevated, juicy acidity, well-balanced alcohol and plush, silky tannins. The wine is packed with balsamic notes, hints of pine needles, an irony…

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Terre di Giurfo – Nardalici 2021 – Etna DOC

Terre di Giurfo – Nardalici 2021 – Etna DOC

The nose is fresh and offers a certain intensity in its freshness, a tense grain, tension and a fine richness and concentration. There are notes of nectarine, fresh white berry fruit and a hint of racy minerality combined with fine citrus, a discreet oceanic character and a subtle almost almondy edge and an imperceptible tannic…

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Feudo Maccari – Animardente – Contrada Santo Spirito 2019 – Etna DOC

Feudo Maccari – Animardente – Contrada Santo Spirito 2019 – Etna DOC

The nose is fruity, elegant, with nicely pronounced red fruits and offers good definition, finesse, precision, harmony, freshness, depth, purity and subtle power. There are notes of juicy/acidic wild red berries, violets and a hint of volcanic rock with hints of zan and fine olive. The palate is mineral, balanced and reveals freshness, good definition,…

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Donnafugata – Sul Vulcano bianco 2019 – Etna DOC

Donnafugata – Sul Vulcano bianco 2019 – Etna DOC

The nose is spicy and racy. There are notes of fresh almonds, fresh berries and, more slightly, nutmeg. The palate is fruity and spicy. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy lemon, crushed peach and, more slightly, juicy/acidic mirabelle plum combined with a touch of pineapple, almond and very fine spicy notes.

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