2024 Terre Nere Single Site Reds Release
We are incredibly fortunate to be able to offer out a tiny allocation of these extremely rare and highly sought-after wines. Every new release affirms the benchmark status of this producer, and maker Marco de Grazia’s is a master in letting the growing season come through without sacrificing balance.
Terre Nere has long been an insider's wine for those "in the know" about this hidden gem of Mt Etna. I’ve seen their venerable pre-phylloxera vineyard myself and visited this beautiful area many times. My very first taste of the 'basic' Etna Rosso which I purchased off the wine list at Da Noi's in South Yarra over 17years ago still stands out in memory today. It was a revelation, like a lovely burgundy, but a little darker with slightly more herb, raspberry, tar, rock and mineral notes, whilst still being silky, perfumed and delicious. The vineyards are old "show-pieces" on elevated sites just on the northern slopes of Etna. While these wines provide the same visceral, hedonistic and intellectual excitement of top Burgundy (as the notes and scores below show!), they still remain comparative bargains. If they were Burgundy they would easily be twice the price or more.
Cheers, Randallo (Italian nomenclature)
All wines are extremely limited in supply.
We will do our best to accommodate your requests!
Please allow until Tuesday, 13 October for confirmation.
sales@randalls.net.au
2025 Terre Nere Etna Rosato
Offer: $67
"The 2025 Etna Rosato is so impressive, mixing crushed peaches with chamomile, citrusy spices and spearmint. Luxuriously round and supple, it has brisk acidity to balance as decadently ripe orchard fruits are neatly offset by a crunch of minerality toward the close. It finishes long with a saline inflection. The 2025 is deeply complex and well balanced for the cellar.' 93Pts. - Eric Guido, Vinous
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Feudo di Mezzo
Offer: $129
"Strawberry, caramel and cedar aromas with hints of vanilla are enticing. Medium-bodied with fine, firm tannins and a juicy, lightly chewy finish. Turns smoky and almost peaty at the end with dried herbs local to the volcanic slopes. Typical and sophisticated." 97Pts. - James Suckling
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Santo Spirito
Offer: $129
"The Tenuta delle Terre Nere 2024 Etna Rosso Santo Spirito shows the richness and sensuality that Marco de Grazia associates with this site. “Dressed to kill,” he calls it-the Ava Gardner of the wines-with generous curves, softness and a perception of sweetness from the fruit. The wine is structured in the mouth, and its youthful, chalky tannins will need time to integrate." 95Pts. - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Moganazzi
Offer: $129
"Complex aromas of berries, bark, black tea and smoke follow through to a full body with cherries, plums and cinnamon. Chewy and flavorful. Give it a year or two, but already impressive." 95Pts. - James Suckling
"In 2025, the pressed wine, or "torchiato," was kept separate so the team could later decide whether to add a small portion, as much as half or none of it. Despite its size and strength, the 2024 remains remarkably elegant... This is a powerhouse, with a broader, bigger mouthfeel and greater fruit weight, yet it remains elegant and beautifully composed.' 95 Pts. - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Guardiola
Offer: $159
"A Madonna watching over the site from above...gorgeous, initially showing richness, sensuality and softer, fuller tannins. The fruit folds over the structure, making the wine feel complete." 97Pts. - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso San Lorenzo
Offer: $169
"Part of the “Grande Terroir Ellittico” series...softer, fuller and more voluptuous, with a level of richness not found in the Guardiola from the same vintage. Guardiola remains more defined by texture and restraint, whereas San Lorenzo embraces ripe fruit and generosity.' 97Pts. - Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate
'... darkly floral, with notes of ash, crushed rocks, tangerine zest and sage. It's impressively fresh despite its silky weight and incredible depth of red berry fruit. A liquid violet concentration slowly saturates toward the close. The 2024 reveals a collage of autumnal spices under an air of lavender pastille as hints of subtle citrus neatly balance its firming tannins. This is absolutely stunning."
96+Pts. - Eric Guido, Vinous
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana
Offer: $169 Extremely Limited
"More autumnal in personality, it is born dark, with deep fruit, dusty spice and additional complexity. This wine is remarkably self-controlled, playing on depth and length rather than textural impact. Its spice is especially pronounced on the palate, and the precision of the vineyard’s identity resonates throughout.'
97Pts. - Eric Guido, Vinous
'Soft and silky with medium body, round and polished tannins and a long, flavorful finish. So poised and focused. Wonderful aftertaste with plums, berries, smoke and spices." 97Pts. - James Suckling
2024 Terre Nere Etna Rosso Prephylloxera 'Don Peppino'
Offer: $398 Extremely Limited
"Crushed plum, wild blueberry, sweet sage and lavender pastille join together in a seductive bouquet as the 2024 Etna Rosso Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino Calderara Sottana blossoms in the glass. This possesses a pretty inner sweetness and velvety textures, feeling like cashmere on the palate as liquid violet florals and masses of ripe red and blue fruits settle in. The 2024's sheer weight and depth are balanced by a core of zesty acidity as firming tannins slowly saturate. This is long, potent and structured, yet still fresh. It's a completely unique edition of the Etna Rosso Prephylloxera. So enticing." 96Pts. - Eric Guido, Vinous
All wines are extremely limited in supply.
We will do our best to accommodate your requests!
Please allow until Tuesday, 13 October for confirmation.
sales@randalls.net.au
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