Tenuta delle Terre Nere

Dark, bright ruby red. Pure and elegant, with spicy herbal aromas and fresh fruity notes of cherry and currant. Subtle with a beautiful fruity play, delicate salt vein, yet compact and full of harmony. A Rosso with the almost Burgundian finesse and length of a Pinot Nero. SUPERIORE.DE

Etna Bianco by Terre Nere offers a surprising degree of depth and refinement. The cuvée of Carricante, Catarratto, Grecanico, Inzolia and Minnella has a fragrance of grapefruit, quince, dried sage and wild mint. On the palate fine mineral notes, develops elegantly with notes of lemon curd. Excellent quality at a very attractive price. SUPERIORE.DE

Subtle fragrance of red cherries, herbs and minerals, complex and long on the palate with grace and elegance. A fabulous rosé with a fine-salty finish and worth every euro. SUPERIORE.DE

Fantastic Etnakreszenz of up to 60 years old vines from small single vineyard with wonderfully balanced iodine and citrus aromas. Softly flowing on the palate, deep in the taste, the fine acidity and delicate wood note well integrated into the overall concept. SUPERIORE.DE

This Carricante of up to 100 year old vines from small single vineyard does not let anything come to its variety and terroir origin. Fine fruity scent, mineral and with a fresh sea breeze. Powerful, well structured, fine wood note, balanced and long in taste. SUPERIORE.DE

"The finest Etna Bianco I have ever tasted; 100% Carricante, aged in oak with great depth of fruit; a powerful white that should drink well for another 5-7 years, but perhaps even longer." Tom Hyland, Forbes Magazine

The area around the small town of Milo is the only vineyard on the Etna where Etna Bianco is allowed to be bottled as Superiore - and with good reason: only Carricante may be planted on the steep vineyard, which consists of dozens of small terraces. The vines are grown like a small tree on chestnut wood poles. The eastern exposure and the sea, which is not far away, allow the grapes to ripen late, thus achieving very constant acidity levels, resulting in a white wine of aromatic finesse and freshness that is unrivalled even on Etna.

This historic site, called Milo, with its old vines, is virtually predestined for the new Etna Bianco Superiore, which is now being marketed for the first time with the 2018 vintage. More floral and citrusy on the nose than the normal Carricante, the Superiore also has a little more body, acidity, depth and finesse. The elegant acidity makes it vibrantly fresh and long and ensures an exciting drinking flow and a nice ageing potential. SUPERIORE.DE

Una Tantum is a special cuvée that Marco de Grazia bottled with a strictly selected batch of his best Carricante grapes from the 2017 harvest. The name was chosen in order to emphasise the exceptional nature of the wine and at the same time to emphasise that it will probably remain a unique project wine.

Golden yellow colour, yellow flowers in the wide fragrance and some citrus. On the palate a soft acidity unfolds with a fine salt vein, accompanied by a spicy herbal note. In the final again salty with a mineral component, very long and impressively different. SUPERIORE.DE

"A rather deep, slightly herbaceous-planty, delicately smoky and clearly mineral scent with restrained yellow-fruity aromas, floral hints and a hint of bacon. Rather firmly worked, restrained, tart, fine juicy, noble fruit, yeasty, somewhat herbaceous planty, smoky and clearly mineral notes, very fine acidity, a hint of nut and butter in the background, still young, good depth, fine handle, best balance, very good, firm finish, again with restrained, noble yellow fruit, intensive minerality and smoky notes." Marcus Hofschuster

"Pale lemon. More evident almond nut and cinnamon oak tones, with some white-peach richness alongside lemon fruit. Chalky minerality. Ripe lemon, chalk, smoky minerality and some apple skin, with phenolic texture and a touch of salinity." Jancis Robinson

Santo Spirito is a wonderfully complex wine. It combines firmness, strength, structure and density with the aromas of dark cherries, pomegranate, blood oranges and spicy herbal notes and concludes with a furiously long final. SUPERIORE.DE

"Pale-medium ruby. Crushed rock, vanilla scent and something almost minty. Cranberry and red-cherry fruit. Sweet-sour palate fruit with a bitterness reminiscent of Campari. Compact, fairly firm, chalky tannins that need time to unwind. Long, dried herb and spice finish." Jancis Robinson

"A fragrant, medium- to full-bodied red that shows impeccable balance and integration, layering fine-grained tannins and fresh acidity with flavors of ripe strawberry, cured tobacco and star anise, balanced by a bright hint of pomegranate. The sculpted tannins show more presence on the long, minerally finish." Wine Spectator

"Sour cherries, ripe strawberries, heather, rosemary, cedar, sweet tobacco and red licorice all spring from the glass. The full-bodied palate remains racy throughout, painting a precisely framed, confident portrait of subtle berries with loads of acidity crunch." James Suckling

Here comes the new single vineyard wine, which is similar in style to the Santo Spirito, but has an "autumnal" component. Bright ruby red, in the nose gravel, vanilla and a subtle mint tone, in addition some cranberry and cherry. On the palate then fresh and exciting with a sweet-sour component and a delicate bitter vein. Compact tannin that certainly deserves a few more years of bottle ripening. In the final then herbal-spicy and long. SUPERIORE.DE

"Pale-medium ruby-purple. Notable dried thyme and bay lift to fresh leather, smoky minerality and floral notes, and blackberry rather than red-cherry fruit. Sweet blackberry palate fruit, with firm, sandy tannins that are taking on a polish now. Saline touch to the mid palate, with a medium-long to long finish. A touch of warmth is the only detraction to an otherwise attractive and distinctive Etna Rosso." Jancis Robinson

"Bright red-ruby. Clean, very mineral and floral, with juicy red/black cherry aromas and flavors. A refined, mineral wine that is very well balanced and precise. This clocks in at 14.5% alcohol, but doesn’t taste warm at all. In fact, I like this wine’s austere, mineral-tinged, long finish. Will likely improve in the bottle." Vinous

"Sandalwood, Chinese spices, cumin, leather, strawberry liqueur and dried peach pit. Medium-chewy and very precise on the medium-bodied palate; the tannins are impressively dialed-in and the acidity is taut and far-reaching. Both savory and crunchy on the long finish." James Suckling

Santo Spirito is a wonderfully complex wine. It combines firmness, power, structure and density with the aromas of dark cherries, pomegranate, blood oranges and spicy herbal notes and ends with a furiously long final. SUPERIORE.DE

Feudo di Mezzo Il Quadro Delle Rose smells of roses and small red berries. It is a heavy, tannic wine that requires a little patience, but with time it finds its balance. A wine of extraordinary finesse with great intellect. SUPERIORE.DE

Here comes the new single vineyard wine, which is similar in style to Santo Spirito, but has an "autumn" component. Bright ruby red, in the nose gravel, vanilla and a subtle hint of mint, along with some cranberry and cherry. On the palate it is fresh and exciting with a sweet and sour component and a bitterish vein. Compact tannin, which certainly deserves a few more years of bottle maturity. In the final then herbal-spicy and long. SUPERIORE.DE