NV Cantine Pellegrino Marsala Fine Rubino Dolce

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  12/5/2022 - vaenoke Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Deep Garnet/Tawny colour. Tart red fruit on the nose along with burnt sugar and spiciness. Taste has candied cherries and crushed lingonberries, tart plums, sweet butterscotch, note of tamarind extract and some spiciness. Medium body, medium tannins, sweet, medium acid. Very nice although not very complex nor sophisticated. Still, very unique as a red marsala and also very affordable everyday dessert wine.

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  9/12/2022 - forceberry wrote: 90 Points

  100% Nero d'Avola. Fortified after the wine has been partially fermented, then aged oxidatively for 5 years in oak. 18% alcohol, 138 g/l residual sugar and 5,2 g/l acidity.
  
  Youthful, slightly translucent black ruby color. Dusty and somewhat oxidative nose with aromas of cherry marmalade, some madeirized nutty tones, a little bit of lemon zest, light lifted notes of peppermint lending even a slightly toothpaste-ish note to the nose, a hint of something soapy and a touch of overripe dark plum. The wine is rich, sweet and juicy on the palate with a full body and relatively robust yet balanced flavors of cherry marmalade and plum jam, some oxidative and slightly bitter nutty tones, a little bit of salty rancio, light lifted green notes of peppermint, a hint of blackcurrant and blueberry jam and a touch of peppery spice. Despite its richness and even slightly viscous mouthfeel, the wine still comes across as quite balanced with its acidity. There's also a tiny bit of tannic grip that brings some welcome firmness to the mouthfeel. The finish is juicy, long and rich with a sweet aftertaste of cherry marmalade and blueberry jam, some peppery spice, a little bit of strawberry juice, light lifted pepperminty tones, a hint of nutty rancio and a touch of alcohol heat.
  
  A juicy, rich and surprisingly Port-like Marsala with good sense of balance, depth and intensity. It's hard to say whether this wine is capable of much development, but it is pretty delicious stuff for immediate consumption. A good choice for nutty or chocolate desserts or blue cheeses. Great value at 12,48€ for a half bottle.

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  10/29/2019 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Italian Wine Scholar Class at the Texas Wine School. These notes are for the Superiore version. A fortified wine made with Nero d'Avola and quite unlike your Nonna's cooking Marsala. Med (+) to deep garnet in color. The nose is clean, complex, with aromas of black cherry, black plums, vanilla, butterscotch, saltwater taffy and toasted almonds. Made in a classic, oxidative style and has been aged in oak barrels for more than two years. The palate is sweet, consistent with the nose, with dried black and red fruit notes. The sugar and 18% alcohol are nicely balanced by med (+) acidity and med tannin. A really well made and elegant version of Marsala which would compare very well with a Sherry or Ruby Port in the same price point. Drinking well now and for many more years.

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  3/15/2016 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  Tasted at the winery, and had no idea such a thing as a Marsala wine being made from black grapes even existed; to be sure, Pellegrino is the only one in the world that's doing it. Lightly sweet, medium-bodied. This will not wow you with complexity, but it serves up good value with the right dessert or cheese, or even by itself on a cool night. Just €9,50 at the cellar door, so I had to pick up a few. 18% abv, but as with all of the Pellegrino wines, it's well integrated.
  
  Served non-blind; first day juice.
  
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  2/7/2013 - Zweder wrote: 87 Points

  Difficult to describe. Sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate firm sweetness, but also fresh acidity. Not really sticky, but elegant.

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