'This vintage was bottled just a week before the tasting. 2023 was a very hot vintage, and like in the rest of Italy, Etna also had problems with downy mildew so Terre Nere's rosé production is minimal: only 4,000 bottles instead of 40,000 in an average year. ‘The rosé from 2023 will only be sold in Italy’, says Marco de Grazia. The harvest took place in late September and the grapes were very concentrated. They were destemmed, and the must stayed in contact with the skins during the night. Fermentation took place in steel tanks. This is a warm and round wine with aromas of yellow peach, tangerine, and pink peppercorn. It has a round mouthfeel without feeling heavy thanks to a backbone of fresh acidity, and the finish is salty and profound. 2024-2029' – Åsa Johansson, Decanter, 93/100
'The 2023 Etna Rosato wafts from the glass with wild aromatics, blending cantaloupe with wild strawberries, white flowers and hints of confectionery spice. This is deeply textural and nearly oily in feel, with masses of ripe wild berry fruits and rosy inner florals that cascade throughout. It finishes crisply refreshing with a light tinge of blood orange and spice—just lovely. Due to downy mildew, the production of the 2023 Rosato totals just 4000 bottles, as opposed to the typical 40,000. Don't miss it. 2024-2028' – Eric Guido, Vinous, 92/100
'The 2023 Etna Rosato wafts from the glass with wild aromatics, blending cantaloupe with wild strawberries, white flowers and hints of confectionery spice. This is deeply textural and nearly oily in feel, with masses of ripe wild berry fruits and rosy inner florals that cascade throughout. It finishes crisply refreshing with a light tinge of blood orange and spice—just lovely. Due to downy mildew, the production of the 2023 Rosato totals just 4000 bottles, as opposed to the typical 40,000. Don't miss it. 2024-2028' – Eric Guido, Vinous, 92/100
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 13% |
| Blend information | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Drink to | Drink or cellar |
| Variety | Nerello Mascalese |
| Rating | DEC 93 |
| Producer information | Marc de Grazia is the owner and founder of Tenuta Delle Terre Nere and considered by many to be the pioneer in putting the region of Etna on the map. He was the driving force behind convincing the Italian wine industry the value of demarcating Contrada within their wine producing areas. Marc is a big fan of this classification system and has integrated the model into his own lineup. It is this kind of thinking and investigating that has made Marc and Terre Nere so successful. According to Robert Parker, ‘Terre Nere’s wines all possessed unbelievable freshness and complexity as well as huge perfumes that suggested Pinot Noir…These wines are astonishingly complex and ethereal efforts from the hillsides of Mt. Etna in Sicily.’ |
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