Etna Rosso Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino

What the RVF says in its 2018 Guide: "Antoine-Marie Arena produced his first wines in 2014. Antoine Arena's youngest son has been working and making wine at the family estate for years. He now signs his own cuvées, taking charge of Hauts de Carco in white and Carco in red, and made his entry in the 2017 edition. The reading of the wines and the sensitivity of the new blended wines confirm the talent of this young winemaker. The coherence and depth of his wines are beyond doubt: we award him a well-deserved second star. The wines: they give a lot of emotion, show both precision and accuracy. Hauts de Carco has great purity, a powerful yet firm mouthfeel. Bianco Gentile is a model, with the maturity of this grape variety, without its drawbacks: full-bodied, it is well managed by bitters that reframe it. Bianchi, a blend of vermentino, biancu gentile and muscat, is subtle. It exhales notes of rose and cumin, and delights us with its harmonious mouthfeel, its quality length; for a lemon chicken. Carco, not very extracted and infused, is distinguished by its right substance and finesse. Memoria is chubbier and fuller, but retains the precision of the fruit and the quality of the tannins. Finally, San Giovanni, still very young, offers spicy nuances and a quality substance. It seduces by its dimension"

Tenuta delle Terre Nere est le résultat de plus de 30 années de dévouement et de passion dans le domaine viticole. Dirigé par Marco et Sebastian de Grazia, ce domaine sicilien est niché sur le versant nord du volcan Etna, entre Randazzo et Castiglione di Sicilia.

Cette situation géographique exceptionnelle offre aux frères De Grazia l'opportunité de produire des cépages qui expriment de manière optimale leur terroir. Les méthodes culturales adoptées sont fortement axées sur le respect de l'environnement et de la vigne. En 2010, Tenute delle Terre Nere obtient la certification biologique pour l'ensemble de son vignoble, consacrant ainsi huit années de pratiques biologiques.

Le domaine s'étend sur 27 hectares, divisés en 10 parcelles. À l'exception des 6 hectares de vignes récemment plantées, le vignoble est composé de vieilles vignes âgées de 50 à 100 ans, voire plus, avec une parcelle de 0,80 hectare dont les vignes ont survécu à la Phylloxéra et atteignent l'âge vénérable de 130-140 ans.