Tornatore Trimarchisa Etna Rosso 2018

The 2018 has a complex aroma of herbs, black cherry, cocoa, and a hint of anchovy. It’s a structural wine with beautiful acidity which runs through the core of ripe forest berries, allied to tannins which demand time to integrate. The finish is spicy and woody, with a waft of balsamic herbs. From 50-year-old vines at around 400 metres above sea level in Castiglione di Sicilia, this wine is vinified in concrete tanks like all of the estate’s reds, before ageing for 24 months in big barrels. Drinking window: 2024-2030. Score – 94. (James Button, decanter.com, June 12, 2024)