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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2020 (based on 92 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 27 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 7/5/2022: Tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent red mild bricking
-sweet red fruit sousbois
-med/med+ acidity, med/med- weight volcanic red fruit, still prominent lava rock med/med+ tannins
-starting to fade though still has structure (855 views) | | | Tasted by Cote d'Or on 11/12/2018: PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs
-semi-translucent red mild bricking
-subdued red fruit wet stone toasted grain
-med+ acidity fading crunchy red fruit touch of brett and slightly oxidized, med tight tannins
-slightly flawed (2035 views) | | | Tasted by ManuKey on 1/28/2018 & rated 89 points: Le vin affiche une belle robe rubis translucide. Il émane un parfum de cerises, de fruits rouges bien mûres, de sous-bois, de graphite et de roses. La bouche démontre une belle vivacité, sur la cerise, l'eau de rose, avec des tanins modérés et un corps moyen. Bel équilibre et grande fraicheur! (2065 views) | | | Tasted by Grochol on 11/20/2017 & rated 90 points: Nose: cherry, cranberry, red apple, forest floor, roses, violets, barnyard
Taste: medium bodied, medium tannins, medium acidity, dried cranberry, cherry, wild strawberry, black tea, roses, spices, earthy, granite, fresh, elegant and balanced, very nice, should improve with time (2395 views) | | | Tasted by ManuKey on 8/3/2017 & rated 89 points: Le vin émane des arômes de fruits rouges vifs(+), d'épices douces, de fleurs(-), avec une pointe de fumée et une touche anisé. La bouche est de corps léger à moyen, mais loin d'être fluet, avec une bonne acidité. C'est bien ficelé et très digeste. Très bon vin de l'Etna! (2761 views) | | | Tasted by DoubleMagnum on 7/14/2017 & rated 88 points: Not bad, just not very exciting. Good Tuesday wine. Should pair well with most foods. (2312 views) | | | Tasted by bhouk on 7/8/2017: Cherries, wet earth, blood orange, wet stones, really a lot of complexity in this. Some might consider it a touch on the lean side, and I wouldn't argue the point. I also wouldn't say it's a bad thing. (1594 views) | | | Tasted by winetastingnote on 4/20/2017 & rated 87 points: A bit austere, chalky, not particularly pleasing. 2014 was much better (1601 views) | | | Tasted by SiR on 3/11/2017 flawed bottle: Unfortunately, badly corked... and my last bottle (1635 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 3/5/2017 & rated 89 points: Earth and red currant; good grip in a medium body. still seems as young and a bit austere as it was a year ago; better on day two (1411 views) | | | Tasted by SiR on 12/30/2016 & rated 89 points: 13.5% - Clear, med- ruby / clean, med intensity - macerated cherries, crunchy red berries, liquorice, balsamic reduction, dried herbs, smoky / dry, med+ acidity, med body, med+ grippy tannin, med+ intensity, med length. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by SiR on 11/12/2016 & rated 89 points: 13.5% - Clear, med to light ruby / clean, med to pronounced intensity - morello cherries, crunchy red berries, underbrush, dried forest leaves, smoky / dry, med to high acidity, med body, med+ intensity, med length. This remains elegant even thought it is quite energetic and vibrant. (1323 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 9/11/2016 & rated 89 points: Drank a bottle over dinner at Mezza9.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of red cherries, earth, and sun-baked stony minerality. Youthful.
On the palate, dry, bright hight acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), smooth medium tannins, medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of sour red cherries, red plum, sun-baked stones, chalk minerality, earth,and hints of smoke. Medium+ finish.
Good quality. A fairly straightforward wine now. May develop a bit more complexity over the next 2-3 years, but this seems to be more for medium term drinking.
Blend of 80% Nerello Mascalese and 20% Nerello Cappuccio. (1646 views) | | | Tasted by duvinetdeshommes on 9/11/2016 & rated 88 points: Robe brillante d'un rubis pâle. À l'ouverture, le nez est discret sur des arômes de fruits séchés, d'épices et de vanille; puis viennent ensuite, avec un peu d'aération, des arômes de fleurs et d'herbes séchées et des notes anisées et fumées. Malgré tous ces arômes, il se dégage de ce vin une agréable sensation de légèreté et de délicatesse (ethereal).
La bouche est élégantes sur des arômes persistants de petits fruits mûrs (ou séchés) comme la cerise et la fraise, avec une touche vanillée, herbacée (thym) et florale. Les tanins sont fins, l'acidité est moyenne et la finale est rafraîchissante et se prolonge avec finesse sur des notes de cerises surettes légèrement vanillées.
Ce vin est tout simplement délicieux et en fait un très bon compagnon à table avec plusieurs plats méditerranéens ou italiens, par exemple les rigatonis alla Norma. Avec la Grèce, les vins de l'Etna sont probablement ceux qui constituent les meilleurs rapports qualité prix. N'attendez plus pour découvrir cette région viticole! (1445 views) | | | Tasted by Andrewbdc on 5/3/2016 & rated 86 points: WSET Diploma Practice Tasting - Various Combinations (Fredericks, Islington): The wine is clear and pale ruby in colour.
The nose is clean with medium intensity aromas of red fruit (cherry, strawberry, red currant). floral (violet, rose). vegetal (blackcurrant leaf), hint of tertiary (leather). The wine is developing.
The palate is dry with medium (+) acidity, medium (+) grippy tannins, medium (+) alcohol, medium body, medium intensity flavours of sour red cherry, strawberry, violet, leather. The finish is medium.
The wine is good quality. The acid and tannin just about balance the fruit, which has some concentration. Lacks concentration and length of finish.
The wine should be drunk now and is not suitable for further ageing. It lacks the concentration of fruit to allow for development of tertiary flavours. (1602 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 3/13/2016 & rated 88 points: Floral nose; med body; young red currant and cherry; some slate and mineral with good acidity; young and a bit austere right now, but good stuffing (1033 views) | | | Tasted by cos65 on 11/6/2015: Rather transparent blue scarlet. Fairly light bodied red with some watermelon jolly rancher flavors, but dry. Real easy, enjoyable stuff (2078 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Canuck on 11/2/2015 & rated 85 points: This is a very fruit forward, candied expression, which I don't much care for. The nose is of licorice, purple candy, red jolly rancher and confectioners sugar. Palate has nice lightness of weight and great acid which is just about the only redeeming thing about this wine. (2251 views) | | | Tasted by Will Devize on 10/2/2015 & rated 87 points: Bright red fruits and a little background chalkiness on the nose. Palate is sweet, fruit forward and flattering but totally one-dimensional. Frankly, £17 is double what I'd expect to pay for what is a simple, fruity wine with little ageing potential. (1747 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 9/4/2015 & rated 89 points: looks like a pinot in the glass; dirt earth and loam (did i say dirt?) to start; opened up over an hour then better on day 2 with just sweet red fruit, rhubarb and enough structure to be interesting. Best with food. (1588 views) | | | Tasted by Rezy13 on 3/24/2015: VinItaly Day 3 (Verona, Italy): Dull crimson, see through; great wild strawberry on the nose, strong volcanic influence, root vegetables, cinnamon; nice focus on the palate, mineral, sour fruit; Burg-like. (2367 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Benanti Producer websiteNerello BlendA Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de uva tinta amplamente cultivada nas encostas vulcânicas do Monte Etna, na Sicília. Os vinhos elaborados a partir da Nerello Mascalese receberam ampla notoriedade na última década, são exemplares frescos, com aromas frutados e herbáceos, bem como excelente mineralidade e uma nuance terrosa. Além disso, os vinhos Nerello Mascalese têm um perfume semelhantes com os vinhos nobres de Borgonha e Barolo.
A variedade recebeu esse nome devido a planície de Mascali, entre o Monte Etna e a costa onde acredita-se ser sua terra natal – uma pequena porção de vinhas que restou após o ataque da filoxera na década de 1880. O prefixo Nerello refere-se à coloração escura das uvas, compartilhado também pela casta Nerello Cappuccio, parceiro de mistura mais comum da variedade. Ambas são encontradas nos vinhos produzidos na denominação de origem de Etna, onde a uva Nerello Mascalese representa a maior parte da mistura e é cultivada em maiores quantidades do que a Cappuccio.
Os solos compostos por materiais vulcânicos de Etna combinados com altitudes que chegam a até 1.000 metros – alguns dos vinhedos mais altos da Europa – ajudam a produzir vinhos com caráter e complexidade imensa, sem o peso excessivo característico dos vinhos tintos da Sicília.
As vinhas da Nerello Mascalese é uma variedade de maturação tardia e dominam também a DOC Faro, em torno da cidade de Messina. Situada nas colinas acima da cidade, as videiras cultivadas em Faro alcançam altitudes impressionantes, contribuindo para a elaboração de vinhos com características singulares.
Fora de Etna e de Faro, a uva Nerello Mascalese é utilizada em misturas nos vinhos rotulados como Sicília IGT, ao lado da variedade dominante da ilha, a Nero d’Avola. Estes vinhos são produzidos nas versões tintas, mas exemplares rosés também são encontrados. Na Calábria, as denominações de Lamezia, Savuto e Sant’Anna di Isolia Capo Rizzuto também permitem o uso da Nerello Mascalese para o uso em vinhos de corte.Rosso di Verzella On weinlagen-infoItaly Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorSicilycossyraEtna DOC The vinyards on weinlagen-info |
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