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Benanti 2005 Rovittello Red (Etna)

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Price $40

Rovittello from Mt. Etna is an exceptionally harmonious and well-balanced wine with no sharp edges. You’ll get sweet spice, clove and cinnamon backed by volcanic ash and smoke. Fruit nuances appear in the mouth thanks to the wine’s soft, plush texture. Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio (20%) are aged one year in oak barrique. — M.L. (12/1/2009)

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Benanti 2007 Rovittello Red (Etna)

Price $40

Rovittello is an elegant and deeply sophisticated red wine from Mount Etna (the blend is Nerello Mascalese and 20% Nerello Cappuccio) that offers smokey, mineral notes of slate and brimstone followed by forest fruit and raspberry. Very nice. — M.L. (7/1/2011)

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Benanti 2000 Rovittello Red (Etna)

Price $33

Rolling out the hits, Benanti delivers yet another Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio blend (80-20%) that tops the charts of Sicilian indigenous reds. You can’t get enough of those polished berry and volcanic notes or of its incredible depth and dimension in the mouth. Aged for one year in oak. Imported by Vino Bravo. — M.L. (7/1/2006)

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Benanti 2004 Rovittello Red (Etna)

Price $40

Rovittello (a traditional blend of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio from Mount Etna) delivers a steady stream of berry flavors followed by spice, clove, vanilla and drying mineral tones. The wine offers tight, polished tannins with uncommon sophistication and elegance that leaves a lasting impression. — M.L. (2/1/2009)

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