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Tasca D'almerita (Tascante) Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante 2019 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Sicily
appellation
Etna
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WA
95
JS
94
VM
93
WA
95
Rated 95 by Wine Advocate
The Tenuta Tascante 2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante takes a little while longer to open aromatically compared to some of the other wines in this impressive flight from Etna. That initial shyness melts away quickly as the wine takes on more air and intensity in the glass. It settles on wild cherry, rosemary or Mediterranean herb and pressed violet. You get a good sense of the incredibly fine and articulate nature of Nerello Mascalese, especially when the grape is expressed with a hands-off winemaking style. There is a salty or mineral note on the close. Production is 5,700 bottles. ... More details
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Tasca D'almerita (Tascante) Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante 2019 750ml

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Professional Ratings
WA
95
JS
94
VM
93
WA
95
Rated 95 by Wine Advocate
The Tenuta Tascante 2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante takes a little while longer to open aromatically compared to some of the other wines in this impressive flight from Etna. That initial shyness melts away quickly as the wine takes on more air and intensity in the glass. It settles on wild cherry, rosemary or Mediterranean herb and pressed violet. You get a good sense of the incredibly fine and articulate nature of Nerello Mascalese, especially when the grape is expressed with a hands-off winemaking style. There is a salty or mineral note on the close. Production is 5,700 bottles.
JS
94
Rated 94 by James Suckling
Aromas of ash, baked strawberry and toasted herbs. Medium-to full-bodied with silky tannins. Mineral, with some savory herbal character, but it remains pleasantly red-fruited throughout. Very well layered and balanced. Drink or hold.
VM
93
Rated 93 by Vinous Media
The 2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante is remarkably pretty, wafting up from the glass with dusty rose and cherry complicated by ashen stone. It soothes with its silky textures and ripe red berry fruits. Vibrant acidity maintains a lovely energy throughout. Fine tannins linger, flexing its youthful structure as the 2019 finishes potent yet fresh and wonderfully perfumed. This is a beautiful interpretation of Rampante fruit.
Winery
Mt Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano, is situated on the eastern side of Sicily and is home to some of Italy’s most dramatic wine landscapes. The Etna DOC is divided into 132 Contrade, or wine districts. Each Contrada is characterized by its soil components and the age of the lava formations in the vineyards. Tasca works in four Contrade located on the northern side of Mt. Etna. Contrada Rampante is located between Passopisciaro and Randazzo and is a 4.28 ha vineyard that has large dry-stone wall terraces at an average slope of 4.7% with volcanic formations that date from 4,000 – 15,000 years ago. Contrada Rampante is 100% Nerello Mascalese aged 12 months in 25 hl Slavonia oak casks.
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size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Sicily
appellation
Etna
Overview
The Tenuta Tascante 2019 Etna Rosso Contrada Rampante takes a little while longer to open aromatically compared to some of the other wines in this impressive flight from Etna. That initial shyness melts away quickly as the wine takes on more air and intensity in the glass. It settles on wild cherry, rosemary or Mediterranean herb and pressed violet. You get a good sense of the incredibly fine and articulate nature of Nerello Mascalese, especially when the grape is expressed with a hands-off winemaking style. There is a salty or mineral note on the close. Production is 5,700 bottles.
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Region: Sicily

For thousands of years, Sicily has been producing high quality wines of several different styles which are consistently enjoyed all over the world. The ancient Greeks may have been the first to recognize how perfect this island was for viticulture, but today a huge area of Sicily is covered in vineyards growing plenty of different grape varietals and resulting in some of Italy's finest wines. This unique wine region produces a considerable percentage of Italy's overall wines, and it isn't difficult to see how wineries have flourished on the island. With beautiful year-round sunshine, cooling sea breezes helping the grapes reach full ripeness, along with the highly fertile volcanic soil which is typical of Sicily, it should come as no surprise this is one of Europe's oldest and most productive wine regions.
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Country: Italy

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
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Region: Sicily

For thousands of years, Sicily has been producing high quality wines of several different styles which are consistently enjoyed all over the world. The ancient Greeks may have been the first to recognize how perfect this island was for viticulture, but today a huge area of Sicily is covered in vineyards growing plenty of different grape varietals and resulting in some of Italy's finest wines. This unique wine region produces a considerable percentage of Italy's overall wines, and it isn't difficult to see how wineries have flourished on the island. With beautiful year-round sunshine, cooling sea breezes helping the grapes reach full ripeness, along with the highly fertile volcanic soil which is typical of Sicily, it should come as no surprise this is one of Europe's oldest and most productive wine regions.
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There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.