Benanti Etna Rosso Contrada Monte Serra 2022
Red
Etna, Italy
7.6
WineSaint
Dark red fruit and wild herbs show Etna's volcanic signature immediately. There's a compelling tension here. Ripe berry sweetness crashes into bracing minerality and tart acidity that grips the palate. The structure feels almost severe, with firm tannins and a saline finish that lingers with violet perfume. Needs 3-5 years to soften its angular edges, though this feisty character defines Monte Serra.
dark red fruitwild herbsvolcanic mineralityviolet
Label
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.