Tornatore Etna Rosso Pietrarizzo 750 ml

Spice and dried seaweed with ash and earth on the nose, as well as red fruit. Full-bodied with medium, round tannins and a savory finish. Dusty at the end. Delicious now, but will age nicely. Drink or hold.

Fermented in conical wooden vats with a maceration time of around 12 days, this rosso from vines in Castiglione di Sicilia is then matured in 25hl casks and cement tanks for 12 months. Subtle and earthy red and black berries with notes of undergrowth and wood introduce a juicy and bold yet supple palate of hedgerow berries, spice and balsam. It has a gorgeous finish of pure, ripe cherry with hints of wood and chestnuts.

Like a spice box on the nose, the 2019 Etna Rosso Pietrarizzo opens with dried cherries and cloves, complicated by incense, cedar shavings and mint. It washes across the palate like pure silk. A salty core of minerality adds unexpected depth, and tart wild berry fruits slowly saturate. A bitter twang of citrus and sour cranberry defines the youthfully tense finale, as the Pietrarizzo finishes lightly tannic yet welcoming all the same. Patience will be rewarded.