Community Tasting Note

kostaslonis wrote:

Sunday, November 3, 2019 - Oenocosmos Wine Fair (Intercontinental Hotel): This is a pure Nerello Mascalese from 110yo vines, sourced from the Rampante contrada the soil is volcanic ash, the altitude is 1000-1100m, 1.4ha, the density is 8000 plants/ha, 15 days maceration in steel tanks, 18 months in 25hl oak, 5-6 months in cement, the wine undergoes malolaction, bottled without filtration, total production 2000 bottles.
The wine has a pale red colour but a bit more concentrated than the others.
Very concentrated in the nose, shows high intensity of ripe red cherries and currants, violet floral notes, mineral notes again with cinnamon candy spice notes.
In the palate, the wine shows mineral profile again, ripe currants, powerful tannins, spices, aggressive steely tannins, very dry, impossible to drink now, needs years to open. It is of outstanding quality though and wine of the tasting for me.

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