The eagerness of a person, the individuality of an excessive terroir and the accrued data of generations of growers – these are the foundations of Tenuta delle Terre Nere, a mission that pioneered the ascension of Etna to the very best spheres of fantastic wine.
Power and charisma
As one of many mavericks who, within the Nineteen Eighties, shook up the fantastic wine world by introducing a brand new method to Barolo, Marco de Grazia wants little if any introduction. His charisma is matched by a relentless dedication to high quality and for a powerful understanding of winemaking because the artwork of translating terroir.
In 2000 Marco fell in love with the Etna, a wine area then largely unknown, and for the area’s indigenous varieties. With the identical expertise and willpower that impressed the ‘Barolo Boys’, Grazia turned his consideration to the north slope of the volcano, the place he discovered an unbelievable potential to provide the best expressions of Nerello Mascalese. And thus, Tenuta delle Terre Nere (‘black lands’) was born.
Marco de Grazia
Instruments and craftsmanship
The area’s darkish soils, the winds kissed by the volcano’s breath and the wealth of outdated vineyards – a few of which pre-phylloxeric ungrafted plots – captured Marco’s creativeness and have become the instruments of a mission that quickly gained cult standing. Tenuta delle Terre Nere had its inaugural classic in 2002 with the discharge of a single- varietal Nerello Mascalese from Contrada Guardiola. The again label of this Etna DOC – the primary to be offered in a Burgundy bottle – said, unapologetically, that Etna ought to be seen as ‘the Burgundy of the Mediterranean’.
The Etna we all know right this moment, with its pure, expressive and extremely collectible wines, owes a lot to the imaginative and prescient and braveness of Marco de Grazia and to the message values embodied by Tenuta delle Terre Nere. Twenty years on, the Sicilian volcanic terroir is an emblem of the class and finesse captured in every Tenuta delle Terre Nere wine. Not least the Calderara Sottana Etna Rosso DOC 2019 which ranks in Decanter’s Wine of the 12 months 2022 record, with a 98-points nod from the judging panel. The only-vineyard wine is produced with fruit hailing from 80-year outdated vineyards planted on historic soils whose formation dates again to the Elliptical, the volcano that finally gave place to Etna. It has a deep focus, filigreed complexity and the trademark mineral pressure that solely Etna can ship.
Excellent bond
‘A fantastic workforce, a fragile hand and a heightened sensibility,’ are, in keeping with Marco, the key and interior energy of Tenuta delle Terre Nere. The objective is just not perfection however, moderately, ‘the best bond between what nature provides us and that which our expertise and creativeness recommend.’ The purity and vibrancy the Etna provides has bonded completely with the craftsmanship and stressed creativity of Tenuta delle Terre Nere.
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