>"DaleW" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>Saturday I was in charge of dinner as Betsy had a rehearsal in city
>till 6. In between trips to office, I put together a salad of red
>lentils and lamb (vaguely Indian-ish flavors). About 5 I realized that
>I was serving a cold salad as a main course on a cold night with the
>possibility of snow; that seemed just wrong. So I quickly soaked some
>dried mushrooms, sliced some Napa cabbage, and put both in some duck
>broth as a first course. Wine was the 2007 Tenuta delle Terre Nere
>Etna Rosso. I've only discovered the Etna wines in last year or two,
>this is quite different than my personal (uninformed) epitome of the
>area, the delicious Biondi Outis. The Terre Nere is quite light
>bodied, with a hint of a green/herby/geranium/floral taste that I
>often get from Loire gamay. Fruit is strawberries and slightly
>underripe red plums, the floral note fades and gives way to a more
>earthy/mineral edge. This is a bright and fun wine, but without the
>Burgundian elegance and depth of the Biondi. Quite enjoyable, though.
>B
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I think it's too young. I remember this wine and it was very good.You should
open it at least in 2 or 3 years, not before. I had the same experience with
Faro Palari, and if you have patience you will be repayed.

Ciao, A.M.