2016 Calabretta Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie Etna
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Vinous
Reviewed September 2026The 2016 Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie delivers old-school aromatics of dried cherries, complementary nectarine, musky rose petals, crushed rocks and leather strap. It is lifted and finessed with a pulse of zesty acidity and a solid core of tart wild berry and citrus. A bitter tinge lingers as nuances of tart blackberry and blood orange fade. There’s a pleasurable rusticity to the 2016 that I find very attractive. (EG)
Professional Reviews
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Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from 70-year-old vines, the 2016 Terre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese Vigne Vecchie is a deeper red color and reveals notes of sweet amaro macerated herbs, menthol, and baked red plums all melding together, but it has a lot to offer. Super-salty and mouthwatering, with ripe tannins and bright acidity, it has ripeness but is still holding together and seems as though it will have a slow maturation from this point, even though it’s already mature. Drink over the next 6-7 years. This wine has tons of personality and character. (AF)
Notes
Massimiliano Calabretta works with old vineyards on Etna and holds his reds through extended cask and bottle maturation. Vigne Vecchie is the estate's Nerello Mascalese bottling, released under an IGT designation; Etna identifies its origin. For the 2016, distributor Triple A records vines averaging 80 years, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel and maturation in large Slavonian oak casks. Its vintage sheet describes substantial weight and rounded tannins.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sicily, Italy |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 2053032 |