- 100% Nerello mascalese sourced from 11.5 ha
- Deep, soft, and dark volcanic soil, rich in volcanic ash
- Northern slope of Mount Etna, 700-750 meters a.s.l.
- 40 to 100 year-old vines
- Malolactic fermentation and aging in French oak barriques and tonneaux for 16-18, plus one month in steel
- Annual production: 990 9L cases
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Italy
Region:
Sicily
Appellation:
Etna Rosso
Variety:
Nerello Mascalese
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-TTN-34-22 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-10-22
"Dark and purple fruits with sliced mushroom and crushed stone, as well as terra-cotta and red-earth character in both the nose and palate. Full and powerful with chewy tannins and muscle. Good depth of fruit. Citrus fruit, too. It turns very perfumed and intense. Chewy at the end. Needs time to soften. Try after 2027."
Kerin O'Keefe
Score
94
Date
2024-07-01
"The 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is intensely fragrant, delivering enticing scents of wild red berries, blue flowers, Mediterranean scrub and dark spices. Elegant and enveloping, the savory palate features crushed raspberry, wild strawberry, vanilla and star anise alongside a vein of salinity. Velvety tannins and fresh acidity provide weightless structure and balance. Drink through 2029. Abv: 14% Kerin O'Keefe July 2024"
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2024-06-20
"Opening like a basket of wild berries with dusty florals and sweet lavender, the 2022 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito is a total pleasure on the nose. This is lifted and pure in style, with ripe raspberries and blueberries mingling over a core of brisk acidity. It's long and structured yet still remarkably fresh, leaving a subtle coating of primary concentration and fine tannins to fade slowly. The Santo Spirito continues to be one of the most widely appealing wines in the Terre Nere portfolio, providing lovely depth, concentration and structure in a beautifully balanced package."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2025-01-15
"Refreshing and mineral-driven, seamlessly layering concentrated flavors of ripe mulberry and raspberry fruit with well-cut tannins. Fragrant hints of pink peppercorn, pine, mandarin orange peel and iron linger on the finish. Drink now through 2035. —A.N."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-07-20
2021
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2023-10-31
"From 80- to 100-year-old vines at 700 to 850 metres above sea level, Santo Spirito is defined by its large terraces and deep, ashy soils. Vinified in stainless steel then undergoing malo and ageing for 14 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux, with one final month in stainless steel, this is a deeply fragrant wine with spicy, earthy and floral perfume allied to dark berry notes, a fine, chalky texture and lovely verticality. Really fresh †ÿslightly balsamic †ÿand ethereal, it dances across the tongue carrying bundles of finely woven hedgerow fruits, black pepper spice and wood. It's still very young but you can expect this to reveal some succulent fruits with time."
2020
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2022-08-12
2019
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-12-03
2019
Wine Enthusiast
Score
94
Date
2021-10-11
2019
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2021-09-14
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date
2022-02-04
2018
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2020-11-17
2018
Tom Hyland
Score
94
Date
2021-04-20
2018
Wine and Spirits
Score
94
Date
2021-06-01
2018
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2020-10-01
2018
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2021-06-10