Etna Rosso Allegracore, Fattorie Romeo del Castello

Dejlig harmonisk bjergvin, der imponerer med en cool, stenet frugt; fuld af skovbær, tørv, tørrede krydderurter, kamfer og potpourri. Lækker struktur, slank frugt, moden finkornet tannin og flot længde. Dejligt glas. - Morten Bundgaard

The 2019 Etna Rosso Allegracore opens with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar, yet it then morphs into a wild blend of savory herbs, sour cherries, tangerine and crushed ashen stone. It’s soft-textured, verging on fleshy in feel, yet pure in character, casting mineral-tinged red berries over a core of brisk acidity. This finishes long and lightly structured, while leaving a black tea-like staining upon the senses, all under an air of rosy florals. This varietal Nerello Mascalese is simply stunning today, yet it should also excel through short-term cellaring. - Eric Guido

This organic estate maintains a fun little tradition in which segments of old-fashioned wall paper from the family's stone farmhouse are used on the front label. Some of those wallpaper swatches have been very colorful with Art Deco motifs, and having seen the originals on the walls of the family home, I get such a kick out of this label-décor idea. The Fattorie Romeo del Castello 2018 Etna Rosso Allegracore presents a more subdued design that is in line with the austerity and streamlined elegance of this wine. This is a lean-bodied Etna red (made with mostly Nerello Mascalese and a tiny percentage of Nerello Cappuccio) with a very true and authentic bouquet of wild berry, dried currant, licorice, blue flower and campfire ash. The finish is dry and finely textured. - Monica Larner

En lille perle. Stilen hviskende, mineralsk og kølig. Frugten let urtet, krudtet, flintet og floral. Dufter af anisfrø, boysenbær, tavlekridt og tjære. Eminent struktur; sprød, læskende og livlig med høj syre, salt finale og skøn snappende moden tannin. - Morten Bundgaard

Vinen dufter animalsk og rustikt af traditionel eller gammeldags winemaking. Under det rå ydre findes lethed og elegance i tranebær, sure kirsebær og rabarber. Smagen rummer samme modsætning. Her står en statelig power og intensitet overfor en forførende lethed. Her er syre og tannin, så det mærkes, lyse røde bær og en sitrende mørk mineralitet. - Jens Peter Nebsbjerg

Lys og med en frisk duft af røde bær. En vin, der i munden er let og levende men med god koncentration og frugt. Slank i sit udtryk på positiv manér. Danser på lette fnug over engen. Helt ren i afslutningen. - Frederik Kreutzer

Lifted and cool raspberry fruit, really appealing, but less concentrated than the 2014. Hint of talcum powder. Sweet cherry on the attack then quite linear cherry fruit just veering from being tart. Vibrant and with fine tannic grip. Slightly different style compared with the 2014, but equally valid. - Walter Speller

Testvinder - månedens Must Try Red "Located 700m up the slopes of Mount Etna, this 14ha estate is surrounded by lava flow from an eruption in 1981 that took away some of the vineyards but luckily spared 100-year old vines that make this wine. It's fragrant and very pretty - almost Burgundian in style - with cranberry and raspberry fruit. This is a terroir-driven wine showing real class and sophistication"

Grapes from all of the estate's vineyards, except the old-vines plot, which is reserved for Vigò. Fermented with indigenous yeast and aged for 12 months in stainless steel and six months in bottle. Lustrous ruby. Quite classic yet vigorous and with great appeal. Orange, iron and cherry fruit. Lots of firm, ripe tannins and lifted acidity filled out with cherry fruit. Pretty serious wine that will gain from ageing. - Walter Speller

Dark-skinned berry, new leather, aromatic herb and a whiff of cake spice lead the nose. Delicious and approachable, the smooth, full-bodied palate doles out juicy black cherry, crushed raspberry, cinnamon and clove alongside supple tannins and vibrant acidity. - Kerin O'Keefe