Contrada Cavaliere, Etna Rosso DOC

jamessuckling.com
94
"Another crunchy 2022 with sliced strawberries, lemon and hints of cedar and sandalwood. Some flowers too. Medium-bodied, it has lovely, delicate fruit and a crisp, driven finish."

Wine Spectator
92
"A harmonious red, with rich notes of roasted plum, dried fig, red licorice, fragrant Earl Grey tea leaf and smoke. This is round and pleasing, with fine definition from the sculpted tannins and orange peel acidity. A bright burst of wild cherry shows on the chewy finish."

Vinous
92
"The 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Cavaliere displays a translucent ruby color. It wafts up with a dusting of sweet spice and lavender-laced blackberries. This is cool-toned and crisp, with ripe red berry fruits that slowly saturate as rosy inner florals cascade throughout. Juicy acidity adds mouthwatering freshness as a coating of fine tannins settles in through the long and youthfully structured finale. The 2022 Cavaliere is a remarkably pretty Nerello Mascalese that should only require a short stay in the cellar to show its best."