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Pietradolce Vigna Barbagalli Etna Rosso 2014  - First Bottle

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97 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -
It's hard not to be moved by the extraordinary 2014 Etna Rosso Vigna Barbagalli. This wine is soaring in character and quality and is fast on its route to becoming one of the icons of vino Italiano. It's hard to know where to start. Many great Etna reds are Burgundian in character, but oddly, this wine appears more Bordelaise, especially in this excellent vintage. The wine is beautifully conditioned and fine, yet it is exuberant and fruit forward at the same time. It opens to delicate aromas of dried flowers, spice, wild berry and black currant. The tannins are extremely well managed and they appear silky and firm on the close. The wine has all the right qualities, from acidity to pristine primary fruit, to promise a long aging window.

Technical Details

  • BlendNerello Mascalese
  • CountryItaly
  • RegionSicily
  • AppellationEtna

Pietradolce Vigna Barbagalli Etna Rosso 2014

Other Reds  |  Italy
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Made from pre-phylloxera Nerello Mascalese vines (??!!) this is the cream of the crop when it comes to the wines of Etna. Our price you ask? Fantastic! Compare to $110-$150 a bottle elsewhere! 2014 was a challenge in most of Italy, but in Sicily is was a dream come true. This is dense and deeply concentrated while somehow remaining light on its feet. It has beautiful oak integration and a really textured and long finish with the lingering volcanic mineral note that could only come from ancient vines on the side of a volcano. Groovy juice my vinous friends.

About the Producer

Pietradolce is located in Solicchiata, a small village a few kilometers from the town of Castiglione di Sicilia, on the Northern slope of Mount Etna. Here it is told a story of passion and attachment to the land, the story of the Faro family who is completely one with its terroir.