Etna Rosso, Prephylloxera, 2021

Name: Etna Rosso, Prephylloxera
Brand: Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Price: 389.56 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2015 2017 2021 2022

justerini & brooks tasting note

Two prized parcels totalling 0.8HA within Calderara Sottana stand proud, having withstood the ravages of phylloxera, which arrived to Etna in 1881. Consequently, the vines are at least 140 years old, and on their original rootstocks. A fascinating and highly distinctive wine that carries its unique character and rich mineral intensity with a kind of weightless intensity. Remarkable in every sense. Produced in tiny quantities, it is one of Etna’s icon wines.

critic reviews

95/100Eric Guido,Vinous

The 2021 Etna Rosso Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino Calderara Sottana is something to behold. The color alone baffles the mind: a translucent ruby that misleads the taster to expect a delicate and lifted effort. This opens slowly in the glass, smoky and intense, evolving with ash and rosemary suggestions. A core of crushed wild berries and exotic spice comes to the fore. It’s deeply textural yet deceptively energetic, with silken waves of dark red fruit that wash across the palate, leaving a salty staining of minerals and savory herbs in their wake. A complex web of fine-grained tannins clamps down hard, balanced by a twang residual acidity, as inner florals and hints of tangerine slowly dissipate. Patience will be required.

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date of review 09/2023