Graci Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo 2014
Red
Etna, Italy
6.5
WineSaint
Dense purple color signals trouble from the start. Overripe plum and violet aromatics lack Etna's signature restraint. The palate shows syrupy concentration. Cherry nectar and spiced plum dominate where mineral tension should define the wine. This extracted style abandons the alpine freshness that makes compelling Etna Rosso, even from Feudo di Mezzo's traditionally fleshier contrada.
overripe plumvioletcherry nectarspiced plum
Label
Graci
→Graci is one of Etna's most focused producers, working high-altitude nerello mascalese and carricante across contrada-specific sites on the volcano's north slope with a emphasis on site transparency over winemaking intervention.