Tenuta delle Terre Nere Prephylloxera Etna Rosso La Vigna di Don Peppino 2021
From the Winery:
In front and to the right of our cellar in Calderara Sottana there are two parcels, in the midst of a larger vineyard that have survived phylloxera. They, therefore, are over 130 years old and stand on their original rootstock. In 2006 I decided to vinify the grapes from those parcels separately. 2006 was a splendid vintage, rather on the monumental side. These parcels yielded a wine of such unearthly finesse that, although the wine from the neighboring old vines was a real beauty, the Prephylloxera, displaying a very similar character, seemed to feed from heavenly pastures: the quintessence of Calderara. It is a bit shier and will need more time than its younger sibling. I rarely advice decanting a wine, but in this case I do. Its elegance is measured, its authority understated, its sophistication effortless. A grand wine. I suggest many savoury fine courses in very moderate quantities. Allow the wine to grow as the dinner does.
Vintage | 2021 |
Varietal | Nerello Mascalese |
Appellation | Etna Rosso |
Vineyard | The Vineyard of Don Peppino |
Designation | DOC |
Alcohol | 14.50% |
Volume | 750 ml |
Cases Produced | 4000 |
Country of Origin | ITALY |
State of Origin | N/A |
Artificially Carbonated | No |
Sparkling Wine | No |