Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Etna Rosso, San Lorenzo, 2019

Name: Etna Rosso, San Lorenzo
Brand: Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Price: 325.22 GBP

95/100

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2019
6x75cl
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£325.22

Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

You can feel a little more elevation here compared to the sunnier Calderara; this is more lifted but less opulent and generous from the off. A tight-knit wine that develops into something floral, velvety and sumptuous. Black cherry fruit, a touch of blossom, spice and vanilla pod; alluring and smooth yet so focused and taut. So complete. Sheer beauty. San Lorenzo is a great vineyard of 70 years old planted at 750 altitude on quite deep volcanic ash interspersed, sporadically, with stones. The terroir is based on very old “Ellitico” soils , dating back to between 15,000 and 60,000 years ago, these are rare and only two crus on Etna are purely composed of it- San Lorenzo and Calderara. San Lorenzo produces tactile, sophisticated, suave wines; Ageing is 18 months in used oak barriques and tonneaux.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

95/100

Eric Guido,

Vinous

Undeniably elegant and remarkably pretty, the 2019 Etna Rosso San Lorenzo is the understated beauty of the Terre Nere portfolio. An inviting bouquet of dried roses and smoke gives way to crushed cherries, plums and hints of clove. This washes across the palate with the silkiest of textures, ushering in ripe red and hints of blue fruit under an air of violet flowers, lavender and spice. It tapers off persistently, only lightly structured, and with a balanced inner sweetness that combines to create a total sense of harmony. Frankly, it’s hard to put this glass down. This is only the fifth vintage of San Lorenzo from Terre Nere’s parcels in Randazzo, and it is easily the best one yet. The San Lorenzo comes from a rare terroir that exists on a veritable island of deep, ancient Ellittico soils that were spared from the more recent volcanic activity (as in the last few thousand years) on Etna. The 2019 is not to be missed!

drinking window 2023 - 2032

date of review 06/2021

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Specifications

Country:

Italy

Region:

Sicily

Appellation:

Etna

Producer:

Tenuta delle Terre Nere

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Nerello Mascalese

abv:

14.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.