2010 Arianna Occhipinti Nero d'Avola Terre Siciliane Siccagno

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  7/26/2023 - ReyesWine wrote:

  Ek like! Earthy on the tip of the tongue with a slightly sweet aftertaste

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  1/20/2023 - timewithwine wrote:

  My last bottle of this and I’m not too sad of that fact. While I enjoy many wines that “need” food, and while I am not a fan of “cocktail wines”, this wine has been difficult to notch with enjoyable drinking experiences. This is a food wine to be sure. The acidity is always sharp; a grilled steak is the best pairing with this wine. It’s a wine that needs something that works with the bitterness on its finish. When looking for a wine to pair with endive a list of solid whites easily comes to mind. But doing some research and finding reds suggested as possibilities (including cabernet sauvignon – eeww!), it set my mind to wandering. Endive would need a lighter red, an acidic – almost sharp – red. This bottle immediately came to mind. The sour cherries and bitter bark-like finish pair excellently with the endive in this dish. The tannins are resolved and the fruit compliments the ham. The light body of the wine is a good counterpoint to the bechamel sauce. This is the pleasure of wine – its many facets of enjoyment; the way it can require counterintuitive thinking. And when it all comes together for a harmonious conclusion, its both satisfying to the senses and the mind. Some serious sediment both at the mouth and in the punt. 13% alc. With ham and endive in gruyere bechamel sauce which turned out to be a very good pairing. 01.20.23. Recommended.

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  5/4/2021 - Cote d'Or wrote: flawed

  Very off

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  11/7/2020 - cardsandwine Likes this wine:

  Two bottles. One bottle had a 2 hour slo-o, the other was pnp at the restaurant. Both bottles displayed a gorgeous translucent red hue. They drank beautifully with ripe fresh fruit on a nicely balanced palate, endowed with considerable depth and finesse. The wines evolved beautifully over the evening and finished with good length. They were considerably better than the 2008 from earlier in the week and showed no signs of being past their time.

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  9/8/2020 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -med dark red faint purple mild clearing
  -wet stone dominates some dark berry and funky mature element
  -med acidity, med/med- weight focused linear essence of kirsch/black cherry liqueur that borders on medicinal, mild astringency
  -OK but a bit past its prime - this was better 6 years ago

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