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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2022 (based on 8 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 38 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Paul852 on 11/27/2021 & rated 85 points: This is quite a nice light wine, but it needs 30 minutes of air. Initially the nose is a bit closed and the palate heavy on tannins. But after some air the nose develops into a rather nice mix of slightly sweet red fruit and a little minerality. The palate then follows the nose, still with quite prominent tannin and quite delicate. This is a wine that needs some slightly rich but not strongly flavoured/spiced food.
Comparing to the 2018 (qv) I prefer the younger wine with more prominent fruit. But both are interesting at ~US$19. (1623 views) | | | Tasted by jdkrabbe on 7/10/2021 & rated 90 points: Liked this one quite a bit. Light bodied, great bottle. Decent level of intruige in this one. Buy again for sure if the price is right (1943 views) | | | Tasted by Adventr.us on 7/5/2021 & rated 89 points: Surprised at the poor reviews. This one is quite nice to my taste. Was a great match for our Sicilian Tuna Steaks in Spicy Sauce. Lighter body, but tasty fruits with a nice glycerin-y texture. Guests loved it too. Good stuff. (1860 views) | | | Tasted by decaturwinedude on 5/19/2021 & rated 85 points: Consistent with most of the other CT notes: totally uninspiring. Seems to be a miss in 2016 for this Benanti bottling. Just straightforward grape juice lacking personality and complexity. Even at this level, expected more. (2209 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 3/27/2021 flawed bottle: Home dining at Plantation Garden: Probably corked from the cupboard smell but others didn’t seem to mind it. Was difficult to smell from the surroundings I suppose. Rather high acid, thin on fruit anyway. (2341 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 1/20/2021 & rated 87 points: Consistent with last notes. Went well with herbed chicken (1545 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 11/22/2020 & rated 84 points: Same (1456 views) | | | Tasted by NiklasochTina on 11/21/2020 & rated 81 points: Snällt och lättdrucket (1422 views) | | | Tasted by elyaz on 11/4/2020 & rated 87 points: Quaffable. Unripe cherries. Oxidative. Totally drinkable, but meh. (1485 views) | | | Tasted by viniferatu on 8/15/2020: Fresh and airy, also oxidative and somewhat tertiary. Aromas of dried red cherry, herbs, nutty coffee, tobacco and spice. Lithe and lively on the palate, with a short burst of juiciness on the midpalate, followed by notes of dried fruits, baking spice and bitter herbs. Subtle overall, not a showy wine. It lingers delicately on red and orange fruits, herbs, flowers, tea.... Nice stuff, if not terribly exciting. Probably best over the next few years. (1837 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 7/21/2020 & rated 85 points: As before, had with chargrilled strip steak - too light (1644 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 6/29/2020 & rated 86 points: Fruity easy to drink, went well with chargrilled pork tenderloin, garlic and Italian herbs (1567 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 6/16/2020: drank too cold, but comes across as astringent and lacking fruit (1644 views) | | | Tasted by scorbett on 5/28/2020: Nose: fennel, exotic spices, dark cherry.
Palate: dark red fruit, cinnamon at first but as it breathed the spice became sweeter (clove/allspice), nice tannic finish.
Enjoyable. For the price we pay in Canada though, I'd stick with their whites. (1703 views) | | | Tasted by Karl Rossmann on 5/22/2020 & rated 87 points: Much more fruit than the pale color indicate. Pretty intense aromas of cherries and strawberries, but the typical Etnatouch not very present. (1394 views) | | | Tasted by Janstan on 4/19/2020 & rated 87 points: Strawberry/cherry creme soda which settles quickly. Went well with spinach, feta a chicken sausage in a orange and orange and yellow pepper, onion, garlic tomato sauce. Easy to drink, well worth then $17 (1456 views) | | | Tasted by Baerst on 4/15/2020 & rated 89 points: Light body, but with dark cherry taste. Soft tannins. (1363 views) | | | Tasted by Ryanh8 on 1/14/2020: Tasty, easy drinking wine. Very bright and flavorful, great structure. Light to medium bodied, high acidity, almost some fizz to it. Broght red fruit on the nose, sour cherries and strawberries. Red fruit dominate the palate with just a hint of inorganic earth, like volcanic rock almost. Overall good easy drinker (1822 views) | | | Tasted by dk563 on 1/12/2020 & rated 89 points: Very fun to drink. Simple but very well integrated red fruits and quite soft tannins after a couple hour decant. Wonderful value (1346 views) | | | Tasted by Ulveström on 12/23/2019 & rated 88 points: I really liked this one, light strawberries and cherries. Some texture but not to much, some bitterness in the ending which I like. Easy and not to complex which fit perfectly this late evening the day before christmas after dinner. Its a shame it sold out in sweden already... (1711 views) | | | Tasted by Nyllet on 12/21/2019 & rated 87 points: Light and elegant with notes of cherries, lingonberries and roses. Lovely tannins and a refreshing acidity. (1582 views) | | | Tasted by adamanko on 12/17/2019 & rated 84 points: Concentrated cherries. Stone and a little metal. A little smoke. Saving half. Brb.
Day 2 and it's cherry cordial almost. A bit too much for me. Probably nothing to hold onto. 80 today. Around 86ish yesterday. (1919 views) | | | Tasted by DeuceMcgee on 11/30/2019: Aromas of cherries, rose, ash & earth. Similar palate with great balance and acidity. Great QPR for anyone who enjoys burgundy and/or Nebbiolo wines as well. (1603 views) | | | Tasted by WineKnurd on 11/6/2019 & rated 88 points: 80% Nerello Mascalesse, 20% Nerello Cappucio. Nice nose, red berry mix and hints of strawberries with a "harsh" mineral, volcanic pumice type quality. Tart berry palate with some hints of green, unripe berries with all that pumice mineral quality for structure, definitely has an acidic bite. 13.5% abv. Quaffable for sure, value driven, a tad under $20 / bottle. Thinking B+ (88) overall eval. (1531 views) | | | Tasted by Hans Rytterbrant on 10/28/2019 & rated 87 points: Nice and light (1456 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| 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.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorSicilycossyraEtna DOC The vinyards on weinlagen-info |
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