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2023 Tenuta delle Terre Nere "Guardiola" Etna Rosso

2023 Tenuta delle Terre Nere "Guardiola" Etna Rosso

97JS
96VN
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97

James Suckling

Reviewed May 2025
Showing depth and meaty complexity, this highlights graphite minerality with smoky aromas, lush red cherries, smashed violets and balsamic camphor notes. Tight-knit structure shows firm, dusty tannins well-coated by thick fruit. Full-bodied, this has remarkable power and a chewy finish. Drinkable now but best from 2026. (JS)

Professional Reviews

96

Vinous

Review Date: 05/2025
Dark and brooding, the 2023 Etna Rosso Guardiola slowly emerges with a whiff of crushed rocks and ash, giving way to fresher notes of rose petals, lavender and sour cherries. Silken in feel and surprisingly energetic within, it splashes across the palate with perfumed red and black fruits underscored by classic Guardiola minerality. Pleasantly chewy and exceptionally long, the 2023 finishes with crunchy tannins and a tinge of licorice, leaving the palate reeling with depth and concentration. This is deceivingly open today, yet it has the power and balance for extended cellaring. (AG)

Staff Reviews

OC
Orazio Campoli

Orazio Campoli

K&L Buyer
Review Date: 03/2026
Sourced from one of the highest red vineyards on the mountain (up to 900 meters). This wine is lean, iron-rich, and incredibly structural. It is a wine of "tension."

Notes

The 2023 Tenuta delle Terre Nere "Guardiola" Etna Rosso is a powerful and brooding expression from the estate's highest-altitude vineyard (up to 900m). Sourced from 90- to 120-year-old vines, it features a dark, complex profile of sour cherries, crushed rocks, graphite, and balsamic camphor. On the palate, it is full-bodied and "sinewy," balancing dense, dusty tannins with a vibrant mineral energy that reflects its lean, volcanic soils. Often the most closed and structured of the crus when young, this 2023 release is exceptionally concentrated due to low yields and is built for significant aging, with critics awarding it 96–97 points.

Details

TypeRed Wine
OriginSicily, Italy
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1991150