NV | Benanti 'Contrada Cavaliere' Etna Rosso | Sicily Pezenas With its dried papaya notes

With its dried papaya notes and leesy

black currants and dark raspberries with accents of spices and herbs

The palate is full and harmonious

this is lightly chalky in texture

so refined and structured

NV | Benanti 'Contrada Cavaliere' Etna Rosso | Sicily Pezenas With its dried papaya notesI loved the 2022 Etna Rosso Contrada Cavaliere, which pours a jeweled ruby color and opens to pure, ripe fruit of candied cherries, scorched earth, fresh flowers, and salty earth. The tannins are grippy, and the angular feel suggests it could almost pass for a Barolo in structure. Pure and inviting, its long on the palate, with a saturating saltiness and pure ripe fruit. 95 Pts Jeb Dunnuck