2009 Benanti Nerello Mascalese Sicilia Il Monovitigno

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  4/2/2018 - JanFoss60 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  If one could imagine a mix of Nebbiolo and Sangiovese I think it would have been like this. Leather, cherries, violets and smoked meat on the nose and a mature taste with nice acidity and mellow tannins
  Quite long. A very good effort by Benanti.

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  3/29/2017 - Grochol Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nose: cherry, dried fruits, violets, roasted meat, tobacco, leather, earth, lots of going on here, very nice
  Taste: medium to full bodied, medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, cherry, dried red fruits, leather, tobacco, meat, violets, black tea long finish, very elegant and finesse but also great structure, tastes like red burgundy with barolo addition

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  8/22/2016 - KeithAkers wrote: 90 Points

  Nose: The nose is seamless and polished with dark red cherries, earth notes, wild spices, tobacco, raspberries, and a touch of leather. There is good depth with excellent balance.
  
  Taste: Medium bodied with medium+ acidity and silky tannins. The feel is silky and plush with dark red cherries, raspberries, tobacco, and some leather notes.
  
  Overall: This is drinking beautifully. There is a ripeness to the fruit, but it is extremely balanced and fresh.

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  5/22/2016 - Bacchus NYC wrote: 89 Points

  Drinking nicely with age. Interesting forest floor / pine needle at the finish. Earthy. Drink now.

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  4/28/2016 - eluebchow wrote: 90 Points

  The nose needed some air to reveal itself, but offers up inviting aromas of dark fruits, currants and a some green herbs; The palate is fairly juicy and concentrated, with some sneaky tannins coming down on the finish

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