Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2024 750ml

Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso — Etna DOC, Sicily, Italy 2024

Tenuta delle Terre Nere is one of Sicily’s most celebrated and visionary organic estates — a winery that has done more than almost any other producer to reveal the extraordinary potential of Mount Etna as a world-class wine region. Founded by Marco de Grazia after over forty years of passion in the world of fine wines, the estate sits on this island within an island: an extreme volcanic landscape at altitudes of 2,100 to 2,900 feet above sea level where hot sun, cool breeze, and cold nights combine to produce wines of exceptional finesse and elegance. Ancient lava soils, pre-phylloxera old vines, certified organic farming, and an unfined, unfiltered winemaking philosophy focused on expressing the refined and multifaceted microcosm of this ancient volcanic terroir make Terre Nere the benchmark for Etna Rosso. The 2024 earned 94 Points from James Suckling and 92 Points from Wine Spectator.

The nose is perfumed and precise: crushed stones, plum, cherry, dried lavender, rosemary, pureed raspberry, blood orange peel, and clove, with a hint of vanilla, cream, and fresh herbs. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied and silky with juicy acidity, chewy but polished tannins, light sandy texture, and a long mineral-laced finish. It is elegant, complex, and deeply satisfying — the kind of volcanic Sicilian red that disappears fast and rewards patience in the cellar in equal measure.

"Crushed stones with plums, cherries and just a hint of vanilla and cream. Medium-bodied, showing fresh herbs and a touch of flower stems. Chewy tannins, but polished and very drinkable." — James Suckling, 94 Points. (Vintage 2024). 

"A perfumed red, with dried lavender and rosemary notes wafting through flavors of pureed raspberry, plum sauce, blood orange peel and clove. Silky in texture, with juicy acidity and light, sandy tannins firming the mineral-laced finish. Drink now through 2033." — Wine Spectator, 92 Points. (Vintage 2024). 

• Producer: Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Etna, Sicily, Italy
• Vintage: 2024
• Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC, Sicily, Italy
• Blend: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio (old vine, pre-phylloxera)
• Farming: Certified Organic — unfined & unfiltered
• Altitude: 2,100–2,900 feet above sea level on volcanic lava soils
• Closure: Cork
• Size: 750ml
• Drink: Now through 2033
• Tasting Notes: Crushed stone, plum, cherry, lavender, rosemary, blood orange peel, clove, mineral finish
• Best Paired With: Grilled swordfish, roasted lamb, pasta alla Norma, aged pecorino, wild mushroom dishes

Sicily’s benchmark Etna Rosso at an honest price — Tenuta delle Terre Nere is the standard for what old-vine, organic, volcanic Nerello Mascalese from Etna can deliver.