Lucas Vanderpool

8.9

Good to drink, good fruit with some clear volcanic notes. not as good as '16 or '15. — 8 years ago

Ron R

9.5

We’re at Kesté pizzeria on Bleecker, NYC.
Blueberries and blackberries on the nose. Clean, presentation on the palate. Clarity and precision define this. 17 years in, it still shows youthfulness, and refinement. The acid has kept this young. No rush to drink this.
A glorious gift from @Eric Shanks. Thank you sir 🙂 — 8 years ago

with Eric, Mo and 2 others

Michael Duffy

8.9

Savory, saline - almost oceanic - and volcanic. Wasted it not drinking with food. — 8 years ago

Giampiero Nadali

Wine Blogger Aristide

9.5

Volcanic velvet. It’s hard to say more about this gorgeous balance and elegant roundness. After so many years, this 2002 vintage shows how skilled as a vigneron is Salvo Foti. — 9 years ago

Katy James

9.1

Tart bing cherries, earth, volcanic ash. This is funky in the best way — 10 years ago

Olivia Garvelink

9.4

I very much like this rose! — 10 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

Hit its stride after it was open for 30+ min, still had some great grip after 12 years. — 10 years ago

Andie Orellana

9.0

From the Mt. Etna region of Sicily from volcanic soil. Lovely, big mineral end. — 10 years ago

with Carlos

Lynn Xue

9.1

Super smoky from volcanic island. Beautiful! — 11 years ago

Robert Mann

9.3

Lovely loft volcanic pumice obsidian silky power — 12 years ago

Blaine Brown

9.3

Volcanic. Passion fruit. Stank. — 13 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.2

Girolamo Russo “a’Rina” 2016 Etna Rosso 🇮🇹 $25
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Nerello Mascalese (94%) and Nerello Cappuccio are the yin and yang of red grapes that grow exceedingly well in the wild and high altitude clime atop the Sicilian volcano #MountEtna.
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A hell of a bargain at about $25 as this crushes most Bourgogne/Hautes-Cotes under $50 and would give pricier versions a run for their money. It is also more complex now and ready to consume when compared to many similarly priced, well made “Langhe” Nebbiolo wines. From the @coravin this was ready to go and opened up well with 10-15 minutes in the glass.
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A youthful medium ruby color, fairly transparent. The nose suggests to me a red Burgundy, possibly a Beaune or Chassagne-Montrachet red from the wildness of the Etna character. A deep underpinning of rocky minerality, hints of ash, rose petal and purple florals, with dabs of red cherry and red plum fruit, sweet spices with hints of old leather jacket and unsmoked pipe tobacco. The palate is juicy and fresh, with refined, silky, ripe tannin that are youthfully firm. Excellent density and persistence, but light as a feather. Medium+ on the finish.
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Etna red wines are commonly described as having similarities to nebbiolo from Piedmonte and pinot noir from Burgundy. There are for sure some similarities, but make no mistake that Etna wines, when made well, refract the wild and volcanic Etna terroir well and are genuine in their own right. •
The complex volcanic soils of Etna, combined with some of the highest elevations for vineyards in Europe at 3,000+ feet, can produce wines with immense complexity and freshness. A sense if refinement comes across in the density without excessive weight, allowing for transparency of terroir. Most vines are trained in the traditional bush-vine method, which works well in the rocky soils that see a lot of wind and sunlight at these high altitudes.
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Michael Piaker

9.1

14 March 2018. Beebe's, Astoria, NY. — 8 years ago

Lucid Selections

10

2013 Vintage with zero problems of reduction. One of a kind expression of wine volcanic soils, 100+ year old vines, and a oceanic climate. Envinate for the win, best of its class. — 9 years ago

Jay Miner

9.1

Strange for an Etna Rosso, but delicious. Don't get nearly the volcanic minerality that I'd expect, but do get some red fruit and some gamay-like funk. — 9 years ago

Young Bock Lee

10

Ashy volcanic, bright acidity, red bright fruit on the nose. Med body, med p acid, delicate but dense texture, sour red plum on the end, hint of minerality and savoryness on the second palate. Paired with octo with bonemarrow fusili. I can see this can goes well with octo. — 10 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

This one needs a little time to open but after that you'll get aromas of cherries and just a hint of vanilla. Quite fruity with nice tannins, after thirty minutes you'll start to taste the dark fruits and volcanic herbs, if those kind of herbs even exist. — 10 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.0

#oregonpinot — 11 years ago

with Annie

Christine Havens

9.3

The 2003 Terra Di Lavoro is a blend of Aglianico and Piedirosso, vines that have been coaxed into production along the steep, volcanic hillsides of northwestern Campania. Tasted blind, the aromatics are reminiscent of an aged Côte-Rôtie, with primal notes of moist earth, truffle, mushroom, game, smoke and bacon fat. The intensity on the nose suggests a fuller wine, but in reality Terra di Lavoro is medium bodied, with fine tannins and precise balance. It finishes with notes of leather, tobacco and char. — 11 years ago

Marshal White

9.4

Volcanic funkiness — 12 years ago

Autumn mohr

9.0

Biodynamic, Mt. Etna, Sicily. Organic alberello, volcanic mineral soil. Naturale. Strawberry flowers and cherry Jollyranchers. — 8 years ago

Joe Gillies

9.2

This just smells like volcanic ashe and blueberries. BlackBerry,blueberry, and volcanic rocks. This is balanced well by nice acidity and minerality.
This is the best recent vintage of this wine. Very enjoyable and good value at sub $30. — 8 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Well-balanced and restrained entry-level wine from one of the great producers of a highly underrated region. Pinot Noir-like finesse and elegance. It needed time to open up and reveal its aromatics but was worth the wait. Dried rose petals, cherry, pomegranate and blood orange with a hint of old iron coming through. Subtle flinty minerality showing unique volcanic terroir. The fruit is slightly saline on the mid palate and echoes the blood orange aroma with a certain pithiness while mint and herbal components show up on the finish. Slow-building tannins and mouth-coating acid structure. Rustic wine with a beautiful minerality. — 8 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Does VERY well a decant, takes the brett( which actually like) out & smoothes the edges a bit. Dark dark black fruits, that volcanic minerality all through. Mild to mod tannins. Can match any food, just about- this time chicken w saffron, apricots; roasted brussel sprouts, & corn pudding w roasted garlic & sage — 8 years ago

with Paul and Owen

S Kahovec

9.2

Enjoyed setting up the Christmas tree -December 2016 — 10 years ago

with Avril

Chris Lucchese

8.9

2011. Earthy. Ashy. Smokey. Everything you want from a volcanic wine. With tons of acid and tannins. Stands up to food like Tyson yet elegant to drink by itself. Love it! — 10 years ago

Lindsay Noell

9.2

Tannins that bite, volcanic soils coming through — 10 years ago

Lynette Woo

9.0

Like biting into a big juicy strawberry. Delicious lush rosé! — 11 years ago

Ben Dimitri

9.2

Cherry, some volcanic terroir showin through with spice on the nose. Nice tannins with good acid. — 11 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.1

Sicily respect! Freshy fresh fruit, bright acid and volcanic minerality. — 12 years ago

with Josefa