Benanti Etna Rosso Riserva Serra della Contessa Particella No. 587 2015
Red
Etna, Italy
8.0
WineSaint
Volcanic ash and dried herbs frame tart red cherries and blood orange in this debut from particella 587. Initially plush, then structured tannins take hold, building toward a powerful, mineral-driven finish. Wild rose and cranberry linger through the austere conclusion. Needs five years minimum to harmonize. A towering expression of pre-phylloxera Nerello from Serra della Contessa.
volcanic ashdried herbstart red cherriesblood orange
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Benanti
→Benanti is among the producers most responsible for bringing Etna to serious international attention, farming old-vine nerello mascalese and carricante across several named contrade on the volcano's slopes.