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.

— 2 days ago

Amanda Speier

9.0

Yes! Love, buy again. — a month ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.6

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

Judy Fischer

9.2

Great wine — 2 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Im reminded that even uncomplicated wine can have a place. Eat with sashimi. — 3 months ago

Norman

9.1

FRANK CORNELISSEN
Castiglione di Sicilia - Italia 2020 Magma. I anticipated it being much richer than it was. — 4 months ago

Kimberley Enderby

9.0

light bodied — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Great to have an Etna wine from time to time. I have read in the past that this is like an Italian Burgundy and I agree in many respects. Medium weight, earthy with bags of minerality, ultra savoury with a lovely red fruited perfume. 100% Nerello Mascalese. We have fond memories of visiting Sicily (including Etna) approx 7 or 8 years ago with Peter Scudamore-Smith MW. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.4

Etna: Poured into a decanter about an hour prior to service; enjoyed over the course of dinner. The 2021 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with Bing cherry, Asian five spice, porchini, oregano, crushed gravel and minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Another stunner from this incredible, own-rooted parcel in the Calderara Sottana contrada featuring vines over 140 years old. Insane. Drink now with some air and through 2041. — 2 months ago

Sarah Oettel

9.1

Added at COTE 550. — 3 months ago

edward Simpson

9.1

First venture to medium PN Italian wines for a good while, lovely ruby colour, guy at Whelan's whose specialty was Italian has nailed it, bioorganic, berries, low tannins, very good. — 4 months ago

Rob Iracane

9.2

Lemon curd and medium mouthfeel. Nice acidity! — 5 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Slow wine tasting 🇮🇹 — 6 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.2

🌋 🍋 🌼 💎 🌊 🫚 🍈🍍 — 11 days ago

Robert Weber

8.9

100% carricante. — 21 days ago

Chris

9.0

We love an Etnan wine 🥺🤍 — a month ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.2

Nice balance between fruit and mineral — 2 months ago

Erik Rini

9.1

Great mid weight Rosso with character and finesse👍 — 3 months ago

Lindsay Sher

9.2

Really enjoyed this one. Took a bit to open up, but worth the wait. Burgandy-like but with less restraint and that lovely volcanic earth. Would definitely buy again. — 4 months ago

Tom Barras

9.1

from the slopes of Sicily’s Mt Etna. Fruity, flavorful, balanced, and well structured, with a long lasting finish. Excellent with tonight’s roasted Halibut. — 5 months ago