Tenuta delle Terre Nere Guardiola Etna Rosso
Grape varieties: Nerello Mascalese (from old vines aged between 90 and 120 years).
Vinification: Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts and controlled skin contact. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in oak.
Aging: 16 to 18 months in barrels and tonneaux made from used French oak.
Colour: A pale ruby red with subtle orange/terracotta hues.
Aroma: A seductive and complex display of balsamic notes of wild Mediterranean herbs, camphor, new leather and tart black cherries (Marasca), blood orange and smouldering volcanic rock.
Flavour: Very elegant, focused and taut. It displays a firm, aristocratic, fine-grained tannic structure, vibrant high-altitude acidity, salty mineral notes and hints of sweet spices, finishing with a very long, austere and majestic aftertaste.
Serve: 16 to 18⁰
Consumption: Immediate or storage.
Harmonisation: Red meat, game, white meat, mature cheeses.
Producer: Tenuta della Terre Nere
Enology: Marco de Grazia
Classification: Italian Wines – Sicily – Etna
Awards and Notes:
- Jancis Robinson – 17/20 (2019)
- James Suckling – 94/100 (2019)
- Robert Parker – 94/100 (2019)
- Kerin O´keefe – 93/100 (2019)
- Vinous – 95/100 (2019)




