Terre Nere, Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Vintage:2017 cassis and floral hints along

cassis and floral hints along with a whisper of herbal tea

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The prodigious 1998 Shiraz/Mourvedre Black Sock (80% Shiraz and 20% Mourvedre from 60-100 year old vines) is a blockbuster

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Terre Nere, Etna Rosso San Lorenzo Vintage:2017 cassis and floral hints alongGood full red. Mint and cinnamon complicate pristine aromas of red black cherry, bitter field greens and red rose petals. Enters sweet, rich and dense, then a touch austere in the middle, but with an overall easygoing quality and a building peppery nuance to the red dark fruit flavors. Silky and very fresh, this is less steely and deep than the Guardiola, but has currently an easier to drink quality to it; more Barbaresco to Guardiolas Barolo, if you