Tenuta del Ciclopi - Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo 2021 (750ml) Cabernet Franc BlendGrapes: 90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio A refined volcanic red with aromas of blood orange, wild berries, tobacco, leather, and Mediterranean herbs. The palate is fresh, savory and well balanced, with silky tannins and a long, mineral driven finish. Elegant, complex and distinctly Etna.
Structure - Bright acidity in the beginning and balanced mid-palate weight
The water regulation was more challenging this year for the youngest vines
The grapes come from small properties of usual suppliers
craftsman-like ageing in the cellar yields a red wine with great elegance
silky and the taste lingers
Organically farmed by Shaunt and Diego since 2017
He farms vines ranging from 40 to 55 years old
the wine nevertheless has a tremendous tension to the its structure
revealing floral notes that give way to aromas of apricot and yellow peach
with the fresh elegance of Aquitaine varieties
Patterson's altitude and shelter from the wind yield a soft and familiar but tight aromatic profile
some grapes were picked before
