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An entry into Etna red from Torre Mora, the Piccini family's estate on the volcano's north slope. Mostly Nerello Mascalese, fresh and lively, with cherry, blackberry, violet and a peppery, stony edge. About 18 to 23 pounds in UK shops.
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Torre Mora's own note lists blackberry, violet, rose and a dark date tone, with cherry jam and bergamot on the palate. The shops' notes agree on the style: fresh, silky and lively. Expect a stony edge from Etna's black soils.
Blackberry, violet and rose lead, with a darker, date-like tone behind them, close to the producer's own note for this wine. Cherry and bergamot ride over the top. Underneath sits a cool, stony streak from the volcano's black soils.
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VanillaFresh and energetic, with the snap of cherry jam cut by something like pomegranate. The grapes grow at 600 to 700 metres on Etna's north slope, where hot days and cold nights keep the acidity bright at 13%. Tannins are silky rather than chewy, with a peppery, spicy pull.
Lively and dry, with a soft vanilla trace from a few months in wooden casks. The producer calls the finish electric, and that is fair: it snaps rather than fades.
Cauru means hot in Sicilian, yet this is Etna's fresher side: an easy entry into the volcano's reds from the Piccini family's Torre Mora estate. Drinkers rate it 3.9 to 4.3 across Vivino and vino.com; drink it now to 2028 with duck, mushrooms or Sicilian pizza.
Two stockists list the 2023 between 18.50 and about 23 pounds. Wine Enthusiast scored a recent vintage 91 points, and all six Majestic reviewers so far would buy it again.
Cauru peaks as a food and everyday red: fresh, silky and 13%. It scores lower for the cellar, which is exactly what an 18.50 pound entry Etna should do.
Fresh acidity and silky tannin span duck, mushrooms, aubergine, cheese and tomato-topped pizza. The producer's own pairing list is unusually wide.
A classic first Etna red: fresh, fruity, silky and 13%, without the grip or the price of the single-vineyard bottlings.
18.50 pounds at the cheaper UK stockist for an estate Etna red, with a 91-point Wine Enthusiast score on a recent vintage. Entry Etna rarely comes cheaper.
Light enough for a weeknight and flexible with food, though at 18.50 to 23 pounds it sits just above the casual band.
A DOC red and a fine dinner bottle, but the entry rung of the estate rather than a statement gift.
Steel-raised with a few months in wood and made for its fruit. The style points to drinking by about 2028, not a decade in the cellar.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Etna denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The 2023 is labelled at 13%, half a point below the 2022. It spends only a few months in wooden casks, so it drinks well from release; enjoy it before about 2028.
The 2023 is labelled at 13%, half a point below the 2022, and keeps the house style fresh and lively. A short spell in wooden casks softens the tannin without adding oak flavour. Drink it from now to about 2028.
The 2023 is labelled at 13%, half a point below the 2022, and keeps the house style fresh and lively. A short spell in wooden casks softens the tannin without adding oak flavour. Drink it from now to about 2028.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Torre Mora farms Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio at 600 to 700 metres on the volcano's north slope, on terraces held by hand-built lava-stone walls. Hot days, cold nights and shallow volcanic soils give Etna reds their fresh, stony style.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Etna is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Etna falls within Sicily, covering Parts of 20 communes on the slopes of Mount Etna, all in the province of Catania. The denomination is further divided into 4 sub-zones.
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Torre Mora's vines grow on Etna's north slope behind hand-built lava-stone walls, farming so demanding the trade calls it heroic. Hand work at this height costs far more than flat, machine-worked vineyards.
Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio grow almost nowhere outside Etna, and the Etna DOC rules cap yields at 9 tonnes per hectare. Scarce grapes from small harvests cost more per bottle.
Wine Enthusiast gave a recent vintage 91 points, and the Piccini family has made wine since 1882. Scores and a known name support the price.
Cauru ferments in steel and spends a few months in wooden casks before bottling. Short ageing means low cellar cost, which keeps it under the estate's bigger wines.
Torre Mora belongs to Tenute Piccini, a Tuscan family firm since 1882 with several estates. Group bottling and shipping help keep an estate Etna red at 18.50 pounds at Majestic.
At 13% alcohol, UK duty is 2.99 pounds a bottle at 2026 rates, and VAT adds about 3.08 at Majestic's price. Just over 6 pounds of the 18.50 is tax before any wine.
Dishes that go with this wine
The producer's own list runs roast duck or turkey, mushroom and aubergine dishes, and medium-aged cheese. vino.com's card adds red meat and game. Fresh acidity and silky tannin are what make those work.
Duck and turkey carry rich, fatty skin that flattens soft reds. Cauru's fresh acidity scrubs the fat while its silky tannin stays out of the way of the meat. Roast duck and turkey are the producer's own first picks for this wine.
Try with: Roast Duck · Duck breast · Roast turkey · More pairings →
Nerello Mascalese has an earthy, stony side that meets mushrooms and roasted aubergine on their own ground. The producer lists mushroom and aubergine dishes on its pairing card. Porcini risotto and eggplant parmesan are the proof.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Eggplant parmesan · Truffle risotto · More pairings →
Tomato is sharp, and a flat wine tastes dull beside it. Cauru's bright acidity matches the sauce cut for cut, and Sicily has its own pizza to prove the point: sfincione. Silky tannin keeps the match light.
Try with: Sfincione, Sicilian Pizza · Pizza Margherita · Pizza Diavola · More pairings →
vino.com files this under red meat and game, and the match works best with lighter cuts. At 13% with silky tannin, Cauru suits lamb chops and a grilled steak without needing a heavier wine's weight.
Try with: Lamb chops · Sirloin steak · Lamb Kebab · More pairings →
The producer ends its pairing list with medium-aged cheeses. Their salt leans on the wine's fresh fruit, and the wine's stony edge answers the savoury depth of the rind. Keep the cheese medium: very old, salty cheeses want a bigger wine.
Try with: Cheese board · Lancashire Cheese · Strong cheddar cheese · More pairings →
Hot chilli inflames the alcohol and buries Cauru's violet and rose notes, and sweet dishes make a dry red taste hollow. Keep it away from fiery curries and desserts. A lightly sweet Moscato d'Asti handles the heat and the sweetness better.
Skip with: Lamb bhuna · Szechuan chicken · Cheesecake · Pairing guide →
This is the estate's introductory red: a few months in wood, made for its fruit and freshness. Hold it to 2028 at most. If you want an Etna red to bury for a decade, look at single-vineyard bottlings instead.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Steel-raised with a few months in wood and made for its fruit. The style points to drinking by about 2028, not a decade in the cellar.
£17.70 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumFresh cherry and blackberry with violet, rose and a peppery, stony edge. Tannins are silky and the finish is lively; the producer calls it electric. A few months in wooden casks leave a soft vanilla trace, not an oaky one.
Cauru means hot in Sicilian. The name points at the warm volcanic soils of Etna, where the vines grow at 600 to 700 metres. The wine itself drinks fresh, not hot.
85% Nerello Mascalese and 15% Nerello Cappuccio, the two local red grapes of Mount Etna. Both grow on shallow, stone-rich volcanic soils on the volcano's north slope.
Yes. The 2023 is labelled at 13% and spends only a few months in wood, so it is made for drinking young. It will hold to about 2028, but there is no need to wait.
The producer suggests roast duck or turkey, mushroom and aubergine dishes, and medium-aged cheese. Its fresh acidity also suits tomato-topped pizza, including Sicily's own sfincione. Serve it just below room temperature, 16 to 18C.
About 18 to 23 pounds a bottle. Majestic lists the 2023 at 18.50 and vino.com at close to 23. Prices change often, so treat those as a guide.
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