March 2, 2021 - Outstanding, mature resembles to a bordeaux, leather, farmyard. Superb
February 5, 2021 - Is and has never been up to expectation nor price tag. A rip-off.
May 12, 2020 - Deep cherry flavors. Delish.
May 13, 2019 - A blend mainly composed of Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio with a small addition of local cultivars Acitana, Calabrese (Nero d'Avola), Cappuccio Tignolino, Galatena and Nocera. Aged for a year in oak barrels. 13,5% alcohol.
Deep and moderately translucent pomegranate color. Dusty, savory and perhaps very slightly unclean nose with aromas of blackcurrant jam, some musty tones and a little bit of pungent cheesy character. The wine is dense, full-bodied and somewhat restrained on the palate with relatively light flavors of wizened plums, some leathery tones, a little bit of dried black cherries, light raisiny tones, a lifted hint of balsamic VA and a touch of farmhouse funk. The wine is impressively high in acidity but the tannins feel very light and easy. The medium-long finish is developed, somewhat sweet-toned and slightly grippy with somewhat tertiary flavors of wizened dark plums, some blackberry jam, a little bit of leathery character, light lifted notes of balsamic VA and a touch of earthy and slightly peppery spice.
A tasty and balanced Faro, but I must point out that the nose felt rather restrained and unimpressive here. At first people thought the wine was corked, since there was a slightly musty character in the nose at first and the taste felt rather understated, but instead of any obviously corked notes emerging, the wine only performed better with some airing. I guess there was just some bottle funk or just a slightly off bottle. Overall a very pleasant and harmonious effort with its good acidity and balanced fruit, but due to its dull nose and understated overall character, the wine didn't manage to shine in comparison to the vintages 2006 and 2002 that were tasted at the same time.
May 8, 2019 - Great wine, arguably at its best right now. Very complex, with taste seemingly changing second by second in the palate.
February 18, 2018 - Opened and let it breath in bottle for 1 hr. Light in color like a Nebbiolo with some bricking. Aromas of red fruits, mature cranberries, red cherries.....it looks like a Nebbiolo but the aromas remind me of a Sangiovese. Velvety mouthfeel, definitely at peak now. Starts off with some fruit that leads into refreshing balsamic acidity. Really polished tannins that linger on the palate....very elegant finish. Long after taste 1+ minutes.
January 29, 2017 - A lot darker than a 100 % Mascalese. Lovely aromas of strawberries. Fat, velvety and opulent in the mouth, at least compared with a Mascalese.
October 24, 2016 - Tre Galli (Tre Galli - Torino): The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. It smells like strawberry, raspberry and black pepper. The body is medium.
June 27, 2015 - I didn't have very high expectations for this based on previous reviews, but I thought it was surprisingly good. It's definitely a mature wine, not quite brick but moving in that direction. There is still a pleasant balance of red fruit and gentle tannins. I think it is in a good spot to drink now.
February 3, 2014 - Almost rendered undrinkable in the winery due to small barrels completely dominating the nose. The palate confirms the nose. Lacks the earthiness, elegance and lightness of many Etna rossos, this had much darker fruit and hides all the good properties of high quality Nerello blends behind oak.