Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Santo Spirito 2008 Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Santo Spirito 2008

酒款介绍:
98% Nerello mascalese, 2% Nerello cappuccio
700-750 meters elevation (among highest in Europe)
Year planted: 1927, 1967
~16mo. in equal parts French barriques, tonneaus, casks
Production: 5,500 bottles

酒庄介绍：
De Grazia, American, most well known as importer of Italian wines to the US
Considered to be an influence in “modernization” of Italian wines in the 1990s (e.g., Barolo)
In recent years, more “terroir” driven
Making wines at Tenuta delle Terre Nere (“Black Earth”) since 2002

酒评：
95 Points Antonio Galloni (WA): “…dark, inviting and exceptionally polished. The big tannins are there, but here there is so much sheer density in the fruit that the wine''''s structural components are barely noticeable. This shows marvelous intensity all the way through to the dark, harmonious finish. Licorice, tar, and smoke add the final dimensions of complexity… aged in a combination of French oak barrique, tonneau and cask, in roughly equal proportions.” (06/11)”

产区介绍：
About Etna (DOC):
Around Mt. Etna, the active volcano
Reds: Nerello Mascalese (>80% of Etna Rosso), Nerello Cappuccio
Whites: Carricante (>60% Etna Bianco), Catarratto (Sicily’s most widely planted), Trebbiano, Minnella
Other producers: Benanti, Passopisciaro, Calabretta, Cornelissen, Vini Biondi, etc.
Purity of fruit (cherries), mineral, elegant (“Volcanic alternative to Pinot” – but tannins)