NV | Benanti 'Contrada Cavaliere' Etna Rosso | Sicily Pezenas black currants and dark raspberries

black currants and dark raspberries with accents of spices and herbs

smooth taste and refreshing apple-like aroma

a careful eye is used to ensure that the activity of yeasts are working vigorously while the low temps help to create phenomenal aromatics

although it does actually taste older than its 10-years indication

NV | Benanti 'Contrada Cavaliere' Etna Rosso | Sicily Pezenas black currants and dark raspberriesI loved the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Cavaliere, which pours a jeweled ruby color and opens to pure, ripe fruit of candied cherries, scorched earth, fresh flowers, and salty earth. The tannins are grippy, and the angular feel suggests it could almost pass for a Barolo in structure. Pure and inviting, its long on the palate, with a saturating saltiness and pure ripe fruit. 95 Pts Jeb Dunnuck