Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso, 2008

I bought a case of this Etna Rosso 13 years ago from D&W Market in Kalamazoo on the recommendation of Penny Ross and Roz Mayberry. The next to last bottle, this is clearly the best so far. 

I have always thought of this wine as similar to a fine Pinot Noir, and tonight, drinking it alongside a very good Anderson Valley Pinot, the comparison is spot on. Looks like a Pinot, although maybe a tad darker. Smells like a Pinot with complex tones of flowers, fruit and spice. And it has that lovely texture of Pinot, fine grained and silky smooth. Cherries, spice and minerals, fully developed. Long, deep and complex finish. I am ready for the next case.