Community Tasting Note
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tonyvelebil wrote: 89 points
February 17, 2010 - Opened last night to accompany a penne pasta with cauliflower and spicy tomato sauce (recipe courtesty of SF Chronicle). Pasta was terrific as was the wine.
The nose on the wine was clean showing macerated cherries, a little peat moss, earth, and baking spice. On the palate this was also very clean and precise with more macerated cherries, earth, an intriguing baking spice, along with a little tar. A times it reminded me of a cross between a young village level burgundy and a young nebbiolo based wine. The finish showed more dark vanilla cherries with some tannin and acid providing some grip. Can age a little bit but very enjoyable now with a couple of hours of air. Blend was 80% Nerello Mascalese and 20% Nerello Cappuccio. Grown on the volcanic soil of Mt Etna. About $18 and well worth it. A definite buy again wine.3,002 views