Terre Nere Etna Rosato 2024

The Wine

A Rosato made from Etna's top red grape - Nerello Mascalese - grown on the northern slopes of the volcano. It illustrates the grape’s natural elegance and minerality with its hallmark savory finish. Look for strawberry, raspberry, blood orange, peach, and subtle smoky/ashen volcanic notes.

The color is a pale salmon‑pink, with aromatics of red berries, citrus peel, and alluring herbal notes. A gentle phenolic grip adds structure, and the finish combines salinity and volcanic stone character.

Pairings:  Shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna), antipasti, prosciutto with melon, figs, salumi, bread and olives. Citrus-herb roast chicken and lighter pork dishes. Cheese-wise, reach for fresh chèvre, aged goat tommes, mild washed rind cheeses, and lighter Alpine cow’s milk cheeses.

The Winery

Tenuta delle Terre Nere is a benchmark producer on Mount Etna. Founder Marco de Grazia helped bring the region’s wines to international prominence.

The estate farms numerous high‑altitude parcels—many of them old or ancient vines—across the northern face of the volcano, in contrade such as Calderara Sottana, Guardiola, Santo Spirito, and Feudo di Mezzo. These sites sit on varied layers of decomposed lava, ash, pumice, and sand, giving each bottling its own distinct mineral profile.

Farming is organic and increasingly regenerative, with a focus on preserving soil life and respecting the fragile, terraced vineyards. Many parcels are planted to ungrafted (self-rooted), pre‑phylloxera vines, tended by hand due to the steep slopes and stone terraces. In the cellar, the approach is restrained: native fermentations, gentle extraction, and aging in neutral barrels and large casks to preserve transparency and site expression.

Terre Nere’s philosophy centers on purity, precision, and the articulation of Etna’s extraordinary terroir. The wines consistently show the combination of aromatic lift, mineral tension, and quiet power that has made Etna one of Italy’s most compelling regions.