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2005 Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Terre Siciliane Siccagno
Nero d'Avola
- Italy
- Sicily
- Terre Siciliane
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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BillB656 Likes this wine:
May 29, 2011 - Bright, tart, ashy, minerally and oh so vibrant. This is bottled fun.
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BillB656 wrote:
February 10, 2010 - Another joyous, lively bottle of this wine. Vibrantly tart cherry flavors, soaring aromatics, dusty minerals, and sprightly acidity.
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BillB656 wrote:
September 16, 2008 - This is a lovely, vibrant medium-bodied wine. Sure there is pomegranate, earth, dried rose petals, anise, dark fruit and a handful of other swirling and morphing aromas and flavors. Ya, there is wonderful, food-friendly acidity and a persistent finish. But most of all there is balance, life, and elegance. Drinking it makes me happy.
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BuffaloBandit wrote: 74 points
February 24, 2008 - I've been in love with Nero d'Avola for the last couple of months for it's drink ability and value. This was a higher end Nero, so I had high hopes. The sales person compared it to a Burgundian Pinot Noir. I got a lot of peat and a little charcoal on the nose, but something smelled a bit off. Very dry in the mouth, but continuing with the very earthy, peat flavors. Not flavors I typically enjoy in a wine. We were unable to finish the bottle.
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marc d wrote:
October 21, 2007 - I really like the style of these wines from Ariana Occhipinti. This opens with a spice box nose, chipped rock minerals, some dark fruit, bigger structure and tannins than the delicate Frappato. This also has lively acidity and was great with food. A duck breast with sauteed mushrooms on night one was a good match and also very good with a grilled steak on the second night. The wine tasted fine even on the second day. Both wines are full of character and transparent. I think this has more aging potential than the Frappato, but the Frappato is my favorite for drinking right now. Well worth the $.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Arianna Occhipinti
- Varietal Nero d'Avola
- Designation Siccagno
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Italy
- Region Sicily
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Terre Siciliane
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 9 (39%)
- Consumed 14 (61%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
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- RegionSicily
- AppellationTerre Siciliane
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