Tenuta delle Terre Nere - Etna Rosso San Lorenzo 2023
Price: $69.99
| Producer | Tenuta delle Terre Nere |
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| Country | Italy |
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| Region | Sicily |
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| Varietal | Nerello Mascalese , Nerello Cappuccio |
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| Vintage | 2023 |
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| Sku | 37572 |
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James Suckling: 97 Points
On the nose and the palate, wonderful cherry-blossom and rose-petal characters to the dark cherries and sliced blood oranges. Medium- to full-bodied with balance and intensity, this goes on for minutes. The citrus is hypnotizing. Drink or hold.
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
Made with 100% Nerello Mascalese, the Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2022 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo is one of the top single-vineyard expressions from this prolific and visionary Italian producer. This celebrated site sits at 700 meters in elevation and boasts the deep ashy volcanic soils that make for the best farming. This wine does indeed reveal dusty ashy tones at the top with pretty wild fruit and dark cherry at the core. The wine is open-knit and textured with a glossy or polished feel. This release of 8,000 bottles ages in a combination of tonneaux and barrique for 16 months.
Vinous: 95 Points
Remarkably pretty, the 2022 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo wafts up with an array of dried flowers, cloves and lavender. Lifted and finessed, this opens with a hint of candied orange that enlivens its core of tart wild berries. Brisk acidity keeps the experience fresh throughout. Staining the palate in concentration, the San Lorenzo tapers off gently tannic and crunchy in feel, leaving gorgeous floral perfumes to linger on. This is the understated darling of the Terre Nere portfolio, and I expect that cellaring will bring even more complexity.
Wine Spectator: 94 Points
A well-spiced version, with warmed cherry and plum fruit flavors structured by fine, taut tannins and lively, blood orange peel–infused acidity. There's a silky plushness to the texture as this red carries notes of sandalwood, fresh earth, mineral, macchia and paprika on the lasting finish. Drink now through 2040.
Decanter Magazine: 93 Points
Showing beautiful complexity and typicity, this is bright garnet in colour with aromas of morel and bing cherry, red liquorice, red poppy and a delicate hint of sweet tobacco. Medium-full with impressive depth of fruit and excellent ripeness, balanced by very good acidity. Restrained wood notes and medium-weight tannins lead to a very persistent finish. Approachable now, but greater complexities will emerge after another year or two.
