Terre Nere Etna Rosso Santo Spirito 2022 Bottle size: 750ml
Italy, Sicily
R800
‘Dark and purple fruits with sliced mushroom and crushed stone, as well as terra-cotta and red-earth character in both the nose and palate. Full and powerful with chewy tannins and muscle. Good depth of fruit. Citrus fruit, too. It turns very perfumed and intense. Chewy at the end. Needs time to soften. Try after 2027.’ - JamesSuckling.com, 96/100
‘The 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is intensely fragrant, delivering enticing scents of wild red berries, blue flowers, Mediterranean scrub and dark spices. Elegant and enveloping, the savory palate features crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, vanilla and star anise alongside a vein of salinity. Velvety tannins and fresh acidity provide weightless structure and balance. Drink through 2029. Abv: 14%’ - Kerin O'Keefe, kerinokeefe.com, 94/100
‘Opening like a basket of wild berries with dusty florals and sweet lavender, the 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is a total pleasure on the nose. This is lifted and pure in style, with ripe raspberries and blueberries mingling over a core of brisk acidity. It's long and structured yet still remarkably fresh, leaving a subtle coating of primary concentration and fine tannins to fade slowly. The Santo Spirito continues to be one of the most widely appealing wines in the Terre Nere portfolio, providing lovely depth, concentration and structure in a beautifully balanced package. 2026-2032’ - Eric Guido, Vinous, 93/100
‘Refreshing and mineral-driven, seamlessly layering concentrated flavors of ripe mulberry and raspberry fruit with well-cut tannins. Fragrant hints of pink peppercorn, pine, mandarin orange peel and iron linger on the finish. Drink now through 2035.’ - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, 93/100
‘The 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is intensely fragrant, delivering enticing scents of wild red berries, blue flowers, Mediterranean scrub and dark spices. Elegant and enveloping, the savory palate features crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, vanilla and star anise alongside a vein of salinity. Velvety tannins and fresh acidity provide weightless structure and balance. Drink through 2029. Abv: 14%’ - Kerin O'Keefe, kerinokeefe.com, 94/100
‘Opening like a basket of wild berries with dusty florals and sweet lavender, the 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is a total pleasure on the nose. This is lifted and pure in style, with ripe raspberries and blueberries mingling over a core of brisk acidity. It's long and structured yet still remarkably fresh, leaving a subtle coating of primary concentration and fine tannins to fade slowly. The Santo Spirito continues to be one of the most widely appealing wines in the Terre Nere portfolio, providing lovely depth, concentration and structure in a beautifully balanced package. 2026-2032’ - Eric Guido, Vinous, 93/100
‘Refreshing and mineral-driven, seamlessly layering concentrated flavors of ripe mulberry and raspberry fruit with well-cut tannins. Fragrant hints of pink peppercorn, pine, mandarin orange peel and iron linger on the finish. Drink now through 2035.’ - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator, 93/100
Condition | New |
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Alcohol | 14.5% |
Blend information | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
Drink to | Drink or cellar |
Variety | Nerello Mascalese |
Rating | JS 96 |
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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