Tornatore, Etna Rosso DOC (Sicily, Italy) 2017

 In a column l wrote for WineReviewOnline.com in 2013 after my first visit to Sicily I wrote, “the wines of Etna may have arrived a bit late to the modern Sicily wine party, but they have come attired in such exotic guises as the red variety Nerello Mascalese.”   It is native to Etna in the Catania Province of Sicily.  A young Nerello Mascalese is delicious with ripe red fruit, bright acidity and supple tannins.  With a few years in the bottle like this 2017, it is even more delicious.  Aromas of red cherries , dried herbs and saline notes welcome you to red berry flavors intertwined spicy, savory flavors, beautifully balanced with  crisp acidity and ripe, smooth tannins.  Serve it with grilled tuna or baked eggplant with tomato sauce.