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• vectrex Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 6, 2016 - Still going strong.
  Excellent, groovy, awesome.
  Blind tasted i would never guess it is sicilian.
  I will check with my supplier if he has more.

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• neruda11 wrote: 89 points

  May 11, 2015 - After 30 min. thru a Vinturi started to peak. But seemed to start to lose something then around 90 min. I fear probably should finish up our other two bottles in the not so distant future...

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• vectrex wrote: 90 points

  January 25, 2015 - Doesnt show age. Good wine, got a bottle at 27,50euro. Have one more left.
  Southern italy, but elegant.

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• henrychinaski wrote: 95 points

  January 2, 2010 - Wow! This is an excellent wine. Too bad the price is so high (~$90 retail). Incredibly pure fruit and expression of Mount Edna. Dark fruits. Smokiness. Slightly sweet smooth well rounded tannins. A pleasure to drink and experience.
  
  I was very intrigued by this wine so I sought out more information. The only information I could find is on a excellent Italian wine list for a restaurant in Minnesota called the Inonni Restaurant:
  
  Il Cantante is a tiny winery based on the east side of Mt. Etna at 850 meters in Sant’Alfio. Owner Mitch
  Hucknall (lead singer of British rock band Simply Red) has entrusted the genius of Sicily’s finest
  winemaker; Salvo Foti to make these precious wines. The vineyards, the true key to making great wine,
  are very old, many un‑grafted and all trained in the classic Alberello system (bush trained). They are
  hand harvested by the Etna’s expert team of viticulturists; I Vigneri. An all organic approach is used here
  and in some vineyards, not even Bordeaux mixture is used. Some vineyards are planted at over 1200
  meters! The grapes for the Etnean wine are the noble Norelli; Mascalese and Cappuccio. Released only
  when Salvo feels they have reached an expression of the finest examples of Etna’s volcanic terroir.
  Current release on the market is 2007, Il Cantante has not even released their 2004’s! I believe these are
  some of Italy’s finest wines, to be compared to great Burgundy and cru Barolo yet unmistakably Sicilian.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Il Cantante
• Varietal Nerello Mascalese
• Designation Rosso
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• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
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• Appellation Etna DOC

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