Community Tasting Notes 7

• dfeiner wrote:

  August 2, 2013 - Somewhat reticent nose upon opening. Cherries and an herbal tea quality. Nice silky texture, good acidity and more cherry with a bit of tannin in the mouth. Good finish. Had again a few days later and it was enjoyable if not outstanding.

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• PangurBan wrote: 89 points

  April 21, 2012 - Red and black berries on the nose. Mineral lift on the palate and the finish. Tannins have mellowed since last tasted.

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• jvogel wrote:

  November 19, 2011 - Mono-varietal Nerello Mascalese originating from the north slopes of Sicily's Mount Etna. Core of the earth nose here, and parallel depth, with baked fig newton and cherry pie aromas entangled in a briny mist that lay fog-like on this clearly maritime red. The flavors are equally deep, a long fault-line of flavor not unlike the magical fault-inspired reds of David Hirsch. This, however, goes a step further, ratcheting up the weight and milky sweetness of ripe acid and setting the stage for a broad swath of still jagged blackberry compote and sanguine, iron-rich notes of marrow and anise. A very complete and intricate red, with all the muscle of 14.5% abv, and all the snap and vigor of north-facing, November-harvested fruit. I should have bought truck-loads of this, but I was buying blind. As a side note, this needed a full 24 hours at half-bottle to open up, so prolonged decants are advised if you find this killer Sicilian lurking in your neighborhood.

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• wineguy58 wrote: 88 points

  September 18, 2010 - crushed lava rocks with concentrated berries that finished short with some cola on the palate. Unique region

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• jvogel wrote:

  July 28, 2010 - Wildly awesome for what it is, which is essentially an indigenous grape very similar to Pinot Noir in expression that's also been slathered in basalt butter. I can't wait to taste the Quota 600. Shoot, can't wait to find out where I can get some Quota 1000, the one made from ungrafted pre-phylloxera Nerello Mascalese vines planted over 100 years ago at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,100 meters on Mt Etna. CRAZY!!! I sound like I'm selling this stuff, but I've never even heard of these guys. They had a sick label, and I'd always wanted to try to Nerello M from Mt Etna. The entry price was very reasonable too. Waiting to taste the 600 to see if this a 'Must Re-Purchase Worthy Estate."

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Graci
• Varietal Nerello Mascalese
• Designation Rosso
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Etna DOC
• UPC Code 695162027004

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• In Cellars 5 (28%)
• Consumed 13 (72%)

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