2015 Firriato Nero d'Avola Sicilia Chiaramonte

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 86.9 points

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  11/9/2021 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 89 Points

  This medium bodied red from Sicily was full of earthy fruit, sharp acids and a nice long finish. The nose was "dusty" berries, while the palate was more along the lines of savory red berry fruits with a nice mineral backbone framed by lingering acids.
  
  This has developed nicely but is not a wine that will reward extended cellaring.

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  3/28/2021 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 88 Points

  Raspberry flowers on the nose giving way to strawberry raspberry fruit on the palate. It finishes "clean" and by that I mean it cleans all the way down. This may sound "not nice" but actually it prepares your mouth for the next bite perfectly. Very nice. Balanced. Mature.

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  6/21/2020 - Zed57 wrote: 91 Points

  Really good and drinking well

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  2/20/2020 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Terrific value for less than $15/btl in the US. Hits on all the right notes: color, nose, flavors. No subtlety here, just straightforward Nero d'Avola.

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  7/31/2019 - Richard123 Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Nice enough, tending towards the oaky/woody end of the spectrum. Subdued fruit, good minerality. Not sure I'll rebuy though.

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