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. — 6 days ago

Judy Fischer

9.2

Great wine — 2 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. — 3 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Got ahold of three of these allocated babies that get sold out every year by spring.

Volcanic must, spicy berries on the nose.

Wohooo what a mouth punch. Prickly on the tongue. Bracing acidity balanced with an earthy, breezy cherry and berry medley. An herbaceous, mint-adjacent undercurrent as well.

Both stunning, subtle in its way, and stunning in fruit quality and minerality — 5 months ago

Andrea Soolah

9.7

Love this From MCB — 7 months ago

Michael

9.0

Better with sulfur — 8 months ago

Amanda Speier

9.0

Yes! Love, buy again. — 12 days ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.3

Wine is still very tight and makes me think more of a Nebbiolo than a nerello. Gorgeous nose still high acidity. — 5 days ago

Chris

9.0

We love an Etnan wine 🥺🤍 — 23 days 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. — 3 months ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Best red if the trip, a Franchetti from Pascopissciaro, a round bodied nerello mascalese from the cellar at Cave Ox in Solicchiata on the north slope of Etna. Would be even better with a few years — 5 months ago

Kimberley Enderby

9.0

light bodied — 7 months ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.5

Cheapest bottle on the table, but stole the show! — 8 months ago

Andrew Osherow

9.4

2017 vintage. Opened 11/25 — 10 months 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. — a month ago

George Chen

9.4

Wow! Chardonnay from Mt Edna! Jewel-like, pale yellow but dry and minerally like what we like at Coche Corton Charlie…and these prices! I want it!
Good morning — 11 days ago

Sarah Oettel

9.1

Added at COTE 550. — 2 months ago

Norman

9.1

FRANK CORNELISSEN
Castiglione di Sicilia - Italia 2020 Magma. I anticipated it being much richer than it was. — 3 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

Slow wine tasting 🇮🇹 — 6 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. — 7 months ago