Benanti Contrada Calderara Sottana Rosso 2022 Wine (75cl)

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Bright ruby red color with spicy aromatics and scents of ripe red fruit. Full-bodied, balanced tannins with structure to age gracefully over the next 10 to 13 years. The 2022 Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana comes from Guyot-trained vines and is a seamless, wonderfully polished wine. It reveals notes of raspberry liquor, fennel, fresh Mediterranean herbs, and wildflowers that come together harmoniously. The palate is medium-bodied, with a velvety texture and a long-lasting finish. A tense, lively Etna that's not without complexity, the low-key nose showing subtle strawberries, dried cherries, black pepper and redcurrants mixed with smoky tones. Medium- to full-bodied, it has an elegant palate, velvety tannins, crisp acidity and a good, long finish with restrained minerals. In Calderara Sottana fashion, the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Calderara Sottana smolders up from the glass with a hauntingly dark and mineral-inflected blend of crushed ashen stones, grilled herbs and dusty black currants. It's soft and enveloping yet possesses a powerful core of dark red fruits complicated by exotic spice. Firm tannins mount toward the close. While youthfully structured and intense, the 2022 maintains a marvelous freshness as a bump of brisk acidity adds lift and hints of mint and licorice fade. This really packs a punch, but it also has the balance for extended cellaring.