2023 Etna Rosso, Prephylloxera le Vigne di Don Peppino, Tenuta delle Terre Nere

The 2023 Etna Rosso Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino Calderara Sottana opens like a flower shop on the nose, intensely layered with depths of black cherry and spice. This is more lifted and graceful than expected, with a sour citrus tinge, tart wild berry fruits and mineral tones. Edgy tannins pinch at the cheeks as the 2023 resonates with blue and purple inner florals and a bitter licorice concentration that lingers impossibly long. ~ (97) Eric Guido, Vinous 5-1-2025