Reviews
Technical Details
- Blend90% Nerello Mascalese, 10% Nerello Cappuccio
- WinemakerCalogero Statella
- CountryItaly
- RegionSicily
- AppellationEtna
- Alcohol14%
Statella Etna Rosso Pettinociarelle 2017
“...yet another knockout.” -- Vinous. Was $48! If you love the complex, intense and intellectual wines of the legendary Terre Nere on Mount Etna, you’ll LOVE this from their longtime oenologist! Please. As your advisors in all things vinous, if you love the amazing quality and intensity of the Nerello Mascalese grape as much as the savviest in the wine world do, we beg you to try the brilliant Pettinociarelle we just got in the door here. Wow!
Calogero Statella has been the oenologist of Tenuta delle Terre Nere since 2008. In 2016, he and his wife, Rita, purchased a vineyard on Mount Etna in the Pettinociarelle district (Sollicchiata, commune of Castiglione di Sicilia). Pettinociarelle is a district that is very well known locally as the soils (that are very poor) give tiny yields with grapes of extreme concentration and very high quality. At the moment this winery remains an under-the-radar gem, but this won't last long. Get in early on this up-and-comer from the volcanic slopes of one of our favorite regions in the world!