Showing depth and meaty complexity, this highlights graphite minerality with smoky aromas, lush red cherries, smashed violets and balsamic camphor notes. Tight-knit structure shows firm, dusty tannins well-coated by thick fruit. Full-bodied, this has remarkable power and a chewy finish. Drinkable now but best from 2026.
97 points, James Suckling (May 2025)
Dark and brooding, the 2023 Etna Rosso Guardiola slowly emerges with a whiff of crushed rocks and ash, giving way to fresher notes of rose petals, lavender and sour cherries. Silken in feel and surprisingly energetic within, it splashes across the palate with perfumed red and black fruits underscored by classic Guardiola minerality. Pleasantly chewy and exceptionally long, the 2023 finishes with crunchy tannins and a tinge of licorice, leaving the palate reeling with depth and concentration. This is deceivingly open today, yet it has the power and balance for extended cellaring.
96 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (May 2025)
Firm, fine tannins are tightly meshed to fleshy black plum and black raspberry fruit flavors in this chewy red. Fresh, with a pleasing range of sweet paprika, mountain herbs, tar and licorice accenting the fruit and playing on the finish. Best from 2028 through 2038.
93 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Apr 2026)
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