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. — 8 years ago

Katy James

9.1

Tart bing cherries, earth, volcanic ash. This is funky in the best way — 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. — 9 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.2

Hit its stride after it was open for 30+ min, still had some great grip after 12 years. — 9 years ago

Andie Orellana

9.0

From the Mt. Etna region of Sicily from volcanic soil. Lovely, big mineral end. — 9 years ago

with Carlos

Ben Dimitri

9.2

Cherry, some volcanic terroir showin through with spice on the nose. Nice tannins with good acid. — 10 years ago

Marshal White

9.4

Volcanic funkiness — 11 years ago

Carson

9.2

Don't be fooled by the recent rush of French wines to grace my palette. Those who know me know that I like to keep a Toscana or a Brunello around for good measure. But then @Kyle Harvey put the hard sell on Etna wines so I gave it a shot. From this point on, I will forever be on the lookout for more. The volcanic terroir and sun soaked mountainside make for the perfect climate to produce an exceptional wine. Comprised of 80% Mascalese and 20% Cappucio, the wine is remarkably well structured with loads of nuance. Fruits abound and silky tannins make this #Etna a banger. — 8 years ago

S Kahovec

9.2

Enjoyed setting up the Christmas tree -December 2016 — 9 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! — 9 years ago

Lindsay Noell

9.2

Tannins that bite, volcanic soils coming through — 9 years ago

Lynn Xue

9.1

Super smoky from volcanic island. Beautiful! — 10 years ago

J T

9.0

Smooth palate, subtle aromas of Pinot Noir from Germany or Loire Valley but it's not, it's Nero d'Avola and Frappato on volcanic soils in Sicily. Simply amazing. — 11 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. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

I opened this bottle a few nights ago. It's still drinking nicely tonight but it does show that it's had a fair amount of air. The other night it was throwing huge amounts of coconut. Generally, a sign of a fair amount of American oak use. The wine is nicely resolved. Tannins are still present but are quite smooth. Ripe and juice blackberries with pancakes, blueberries, black raspberries, raspberries, dark cherries, violets, touch of lavender, dried red roses, coconut, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & a hint of vanilla, underbrush, granulated volcanic minerals, crushed dry rocks in rich, moist dark soil, black tea, black cherry cola/licorice, soft suede style leather, fresh tobacco leaf, beautiful acidity, length, smooth even tension & a nice balance of fruit & earth in the long, ripe, elegant finish that lasts over a minute. Maybe, 9.3 when the bottle was fresher but it's still very nice tonight. The 05 will drink well another 5-10 years easily...proper storage of course. — 9 years ago

Olivia Garvelink

9.4

I very much like this rose! — 9 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. — 9 years ago

Lynette Woo

9.0

Like biting into a big juicy strawberry. Delicious lush rosé! — 10 years ago

Robert Mann

9.3

Lovely loft volcanic pumice obsidian silky power — 11 years ago

Blaine Brown

9.3

Volcanic. Passion fruit. Stank. — 12 years ago