2004 Donnafugata Sicilia Anthìlia

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 82 points

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  9/10/2007 - Ombibulous wrote: 82 Points

  Cost $14. The closure is artificial and hence in excellent condition. My first experience with these varietals (50% Ansonica and 50% Catarratto). Abv 12.5%. The colour is medium golden. The nose is sweet and smells like a Riesling Kabinet. The taste is off-dry, but this wine does not appear to be past its drinking window quite yet. There is spice; this wine would pair well with food. The finish is medium in length. Overall, good but not quite very good (82.5).
  
  Per www.donnafugata.it:
  Harvested in the first decade of September, the grapes are then soft pressed. The must is fermented at controlled temperatures and the wine ages in the bottle for at least two months before release on the market. Vines trained in the counter-espalier system and pruned in spurred cordon. Average planting density: 5,000 vines per hectare (2,024 per acre), production of about 8.5 tons per hectare (3.4 tons per acre). Terrain of medium consistency. The wine shows a precise personality of fruity and floral sensations, round and elegant. Notes of yellow peaches and plums and scents of Mediterranean vegetation. On the palate, tastiness and softness unite. Serve in tulip-shaped goblets of medium size and height; uncork at time of serving; excellent at 9-11°C (48-52° F).
  
  The label displays the face of a woman, mysterious and fleeting, like the Elymian civilization. Anthilia is the name, given in the Roman period, to the city of Entella on the crest of the Rocca. Anthilia is also the name of a wine that is identified with the ancient territory where it originates. It is the first wine conceived at Donnafugata.

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  10/6/2006 - borneman wrote:

  Very diiffernt white. Starts off like unoaked chard and finishes more like a US Sauv Blanc.

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  6/17/2006 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Pizza Night!: Bright nose with florals and gum mastic. Good body, nice fruit. Thickens on the finish. A bit soft and flabby over time. Nice enough with food.

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