The Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2021 Etna Rosato offers a versatile personality that could pair with a wide range of foods from appetizers to salad lunches. Marc De Grazia tells me that he considers rosé a difficult wine to make because, to paraphrase, it is neither fish nor fowl. Creating balance in rosé, he says, is the biggest challenge. This wine not only shows deft balance, it also produces freshness and delicate aromas of pink rose and cassis. Two vats are made, one sees malolactic fermentation and the other does not. The two are blended according to different percentages according to the character of the growing season to balance acidity against softness.

A fresh rosé, with a creamy mix of wild strawberry, nectarine, anise and stone enlivened by a note of blood orange zest and bright acidity. Drink now. 2,750 cases made, 600 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Sicily / Etna Select to Add