S.S. Mandani

9.5

This is a wine my wife bought me when she was not my wife.

Just a mere girlfriend. Newly minted.

It’s survived four moves and five homes.

20 seasons.

The color has definitely warmed up a bit. Flourishes of golden swirls.

Smells more like a Chardonnay than a caricante.

Notes of honey and hazelnut. Still a line of minerality throughout. Citrus and orange peel. But the fruits have lightened and turned into something more nuanced and nutty.

Beautiful and worth sitting on for 7 years and 10 years from the harvest.

— 21 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.2

Wine enthusiast etna tasting — 10 days ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.3

Very nice Nerello but QPR a bit out of balance — 6 months ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.1

Beautifully aromatic and mineral nerello Macalese. — 2 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

If you aren’t paying close attention, you’d confuse this with great Brunello. — 3 years ago

Griffin Meyer

9.0

Another gentle and smooth Italian — 4 years ago

Eric Grasser

9.0

Rose petals and dried herbs with a big aroma of rich cherry and balsamic. Comes off very rich and a little boozy (vintage?), much more than Benanti. Some astringency too for a wine usually very well balanced. Still a hallmark producer for Etna wine. Maybe a little time to rest would do well — 4 years ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Wine enthusiast etna tasting. 1 year in fine lees, 900m highest altitude. Delayed harvest. — 10 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.2

Wine enthusiast etna tasting — 10 days ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.6

Super interesting. 2yrs in stainless with batonage — 2 months ago

Ira Schwartz

9.3

Served blind . Arrogantly said after a quick smell & taste, Burgundy from 2018 , high quality village wine. WRONG! Beautiful flavors of cherry, earth and mineral. Pepper red fruits, herbs and mouthwatering acid attacked my palate. Still has structure to endure for years. — 8 months ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.7

Wow. Shipped from Benanti. Incredible complexity. Forest floor, flowers and cherry fruit. Flavors follow. Beautifully resolved. — 4 years ago

Brandon Chew

9.0

Salty cherry juice — 4 years ago

Bonnie Chu

9.1

Wine enthusiast etna tasting. Warmer climate / lower elevation/ bolder — 10 days ago

Bonnie Chu

9.3

Wine enthusiast etna tasting more saline precision, 1 year fine lees — 10 days ago

Sarah Oettel

9.1

Added at COTE 550. — 3 months ago

Andy Henderson

9.1

Good start to the weekend — 7 months ago

with John and Jarod

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Delicious. Good fruitiness and finesse. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured; enjoyed over a 90 minute period. No formal notes. Slightly deeper in color than the Benanti enjoyed before and there’s a bit more depth in general when comparing the two. Ripe strawberries and cherries. Savory. Good structure. Drinking well now but this has the stuffing to mature gracefully over the next decade. — 3 years ago

Joe Fischer

9.6

Private tasting at Cellar Benanti. Simply stunning!!! Even better than the 2014 we had the night before. — 4 years ago