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Tornatore "Pietrarizzo" Etna Rosso DOC 2017

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£27.50

Sicilian red wine produced from Nerello Mascalese grapes grown on the slopes of Mount Etna, Tornatore’s Pietrarizzo Etna Rosso is very smooth and complex with red fruit flavours, balsamic and herbal notes

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Wine Style

Red Wine, Smooth Elegant Red

Grape Variety

Nerello Mascalese

Wine Region

Sicily

Country

Italy

ABV

14.5%

Oaked

Yes

Cork

Yes

Lifestyle

Vegan, Vegetarian, Certified Sustainable

Volume

75cl

Drink By

2027

Description

Tornatore Pietrarizzo Etna Rosso DOC 2017 is a single vineyard wine. It is sustainably produced (certified) from Nerello Mascalese grapes cultivated in the Pietrarizzo vineyard on the slopes of active volcano, Mount Etna. Volcanic soils tend to give wine concentrated flavours often with mineral notes and good acidity making the wine mouth-wateringly fresh. Tornatore Pietrarizzo Etna Rosso is certainly fresh – and very smooth. Tornatore use a mix of old and more modern practices in their wine-making and whilst Nerello Mascalese has a tendency to be very high in alcohol, they try to rein it in and produce fruit-focused wines like this one.

 

When a customer asked if I could get hold of an Etna Rosso wine, I didn’t think twice about which wine to introduce them to. Tornatore Pietrarizzo Etna Rosso is a little lighter in colour than some red wines, a little like a Pinot Noir but it’s full of complexity and different flavours; aside from the red fruits, there are balsamic, herbal and mineral notes. Vinified in concrete tanks in order to maintain the fruit focus, the wine is aged in large barrels and in bottle for three months before release. What is most striking though is the texture of this wine, very smooth with soft tannins and a long-lasting finish.

 

For another Sicilian red wine, try Caruso & Minini’s Nero d’Avola.

How to enjoy

This wine is so smooth with very soft tannins, high acidity and fruit flavours that it can be enjuoyed without food. But also recommended to drink with lamb, game, duck, goose, steak and other red meats, pancetta-based and tomato-based dishes.

 

Serve at: 14 – 17°C

Producer's Notes

“Ruby red, delicate and incredibly balanced on the nose, clear hints of red berries, flowers, perfectly integrated to a minerality and evolution worthy of a great wine. Great structure on the mouth with a surprising drinkability and elegance.”

Awards

90 points – RobertParker.com – Oct 2019
“The 2017 Etna Rosso Pietrarizzo is quite fascinating in that it shows a very prominent note of eucalyptus or crushed bay leaf. Those balsam notes add to the brightness of the bouquet and the overall intensity. The effect is quite stunning. This wine is unique in terms of its aromatic offering.”

 

17 points – JancisRobinson.com
“Smells like smoked chipotle chilli blown over stove-top cooked damsons. This is a prima ballerina of a wine. Taut, muscled, not an ounce of fat on those tannins and a structure that dances, ethereal, on point, and tightly, tightly controlled. Roast damson, rose-hip jam (although bone dry, not sweet), mole, yet transparent, jewelled, fine.”

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