Etna Rosso, Calderara Sottana, 2021

Name: Etna Rosso, Calderara Sottana
Brand: Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Price: 312.32 GBP

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all 2019 2020 2021 2022

justerini & brooks tasting note

Like San Lorenzo, Calderara Sottana is one the great Grand Crus of Etna and benefits from what the estate describes as “true Elliptical terroir.” Hard, black basalt stones dot the vineyard at an elevation of 600-700m. The 2021 is again arguably the most complete and impressive wine in the range today. Teasing out the elements, it is restrained, concentrated, and layered, with a core of deep spice and earth and wildflowers, despite the high-toned feel which emerges as you sit with it. This is all underpinned by a crispy, fine acid and tannic spine. Wonderful. Vine age ranges from 50-100 years old and the wine was aged in barrique and tonneaux for 14 months.

critic reviews

94/100Eric Guido,Vinous

From the moment the glass is tilted, the 2021 Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana Vineyard shines through as crushed stones, ash and sweet smoke give way to vivid black cherries and autumnal spice. The 2021 Etna Rosso is elegant, silky and deeply textural, with salty mineral tones and gobs of red and black fruits, all perfectly maintained by a core of vibrant acidity. This is complex yet full of energy and sultry depths, tapering off saline and structured with grippy tannins that frame a lasting resonance of licorice and plums. These old vines handled the drought of the vintage beautifully, showing only in the grit of its tannins. Otherwise, the 2021 is pure magic.

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date of review 09/2023