Martinez

9.1

Sharp, flinty Listán Blanco (aka Palomino, the grape most Sherry is made from) from approximately 100-year-old ungrafted vines from several small plots on the slopes of the Teide, a dormant 12,000 ft high volcano on the island of Tenerife. Fermented in concrete, partially skin-macerated, partially aged under flor (like Sherry). Elegant, complex. Subtly smoky, with nutty, yeasty aromas. Saline, crushed stone, minerals and some notes of citrus (grapefruit) 🌋🔥🔥🔥 — 6 years ago

Anthony Burley

9.5

Medium bodied and fruit forward — 6 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This Sicilian wine smells and tastes like Burgundy with a volcano. The nose carries earthy-yet-floral notes on a mineral base. The palate is not like Pinot Noir, but not like Sangiovese, either. It paired much better with the involtini than it did with the tomato sauce spaghetti. I guess the grape blend - Nerellos Mascalese and Cappuccio - like eggplant better. It showed a bit of brown around the edge, not something you see often in a young wine. — 7 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

I love volcano wine 🌋 — 7 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.6

The aromas explode out of the glass like the volcano from where these grapes are grown . Ash, spice, leather jacket and cinnamon grab your nose that is reminiscent of Moe leading Curly or Larry around a room. In the mouth a palate that matches its nose. The creaminess that only true old vines can deliver. A complete package of weightless power and concentration. If I had a nit to pick it was that after 3 hours a hint of alcohol creeped in. — 8 years ago

Dean de la Peña

9.4

Tastes like a volcano — 8 years ago

Eric Powers

9.0

Feel like I'm practically hiking up the volcano while drinking this. Love the authentic terroir that shines through, along with ample red fruits to brighten up the smokiness. — 10 years ago

Weston Mallgren

8.9

Sharp lemon and minerality. So different than many other whites floating around this price range. — 6 years ago

Janell

9.0

different...nutty and sweet.. — 6 years ago

Anthony Burley

9.7

Smooth and dry. Fruit forward and crisp — 6 years ago

Sarah

9.8

Blown-up blueberries and fat black olives. Deep dark California volcano roots. — 7 years ago

Katy James

9.2

Notes of cocoa, tart raspberry and ash on the nose. Tastes like tart bing cherries and volcano essence. Raw but complex. Slight effervescence on the finish — 8 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.1

good 'erse' wine erupts on Etna: spicy red-berry delicacy powered via the volcano (& the grapes Nerello Mascalese & Nerello Cappuccio) in Tenuta di #Fessina Etna Rosso 'Erse,' toothsome with sublime pumpkin - #Sicily #Italy #WineWednesday — 8 years ago

Jorge Sierra

10

Very clean , mineraly and slight saline .. Grapes basically grown in a volcano which is dope — 9 years ago

Jodi Suguitan

8.9

Cream, lemon, some tropical notes of slight ripe pineapple, and def minerality. @ Room Cucina in Siracusa — 6 years ago

Janell

9.5

wow! Scott gives this one a 10.5.. — 6 years ago

Gil Krakowsky

9.1

An incredibly expressive and terroir-driven wine that might be one of the world’s best wine values. Volcanic microclimate shines clearly through a heady nose whose first bite is not just smoke but...smoking volcano. Along that sweet dark fruit, grilled lavender, flowers. In the palate more primary with black cherries (grilled black cherries???) exotic spices, cooked black pepper, bay leaf, sage, that sanguine element that screamed high-iron volcanic soil, all held together by a very sitinctive salty spine. Finishes with a long note of those herbs and some drying tannins. Very juicy but with good structure and medium acidity avoiding any sense of being cloying. A really unique, transparent and well made wine that is an astounding value. I wonder whether it improves with age or is at its best here... — 7 years ago

Jan van de Ree

8.9

Complex wine. Flowers and witte fruit together with a long finish. Minerals from the volcano dominating finish. — 7 years ago

Sam Brenner

9.3

Smooth and still powerful. Black cherry on the finish. Really delicious. Aged for 24 months in brand new barriques in a natural cave at the base of the Vulture volcano. Well paired with beef-based lasagna — 8 years ago

with Chris and Steve

Corine Bonitatibus

9.1

Very sweet and fruity! Perfect for warm summer evenings!
— 9 years ago