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Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 15.0%
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2022 - 2028
100% Nerello Mascalese and 850-900m altitude. The name alludes to what Andrea calls a “relatively new” (200 year old!) lava flow upon which this contrada is sited. The nose combines saline, rocky minerals, sweetly-perfumed berries and savoury character. The palate is beautifully adroit with cassis focus, within a medley of spiced cured meats and dried herbs. Structured, this has an unexpected elegance and promises greater complexity in the months and years ahead.
Wine Spectator’s Insider Weekly – 94 Points
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Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 15.0%
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Drink now / lay down
2022 - 2028
100% Nerello Mascalese and 850-900m altitude. The name alludes to what Andrea calls a “relatively new” (200 year old!) lava flow upon which this contrada is sited. The nose combines saline, rocky minerals, sweetly-perfumed berries and savoury character. The palate is beautifully adroit with cassis focus, within a medley of spiced cured meats and dried herbs. Structured, this has an unexpected elegance and promises greater complexity in the months and years ahead.
Wine Spectator’s Insider Weekly – 94 Points
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Italy
Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 13.5%
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2022 - 2028
100% Nerello Mascalese. Here we find 100 year old vines planted at 800m altitude, on a lava flow from an eruption in 1947. This presents a really extraordinary nose, redolent of lamb cooled in hay, savoury, herbal and mineral. The palate is plump and ripe, rich and creamy in structure. It combines innate power with mineral poise, finishing long.
Wine Spectator's Insider Weekly - 93 Points
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Italy
Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 15.0%
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Drink now / lay down
2022 - 2028
100% Nerello Mascalese. This is the highest parcel of the contrade, sited at 1,000 metres above sea level. Importantly, the ancient lava on which these vines are planted has developed a slightly porous, oxidative quality, ordinarily making for a rather ethereal, perfumed character. 2017 made for a much more assertive Rampante. Ruby in colour, it presents a very precise, focused nose, red and black berried fruit, pepper-spiced. The palate is rather punchy, slightly at odds with the perfumed nature of the nose in terms of the tannic structure – will be tremendous given time.
Wine Spectator’s Insider Weekly – 92 Points
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Italy
Sicily - Nerello Mascalese
- ABV 15.0%
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Drink now / lay down
2022 - 2028
100% Nerello Mascalese. This is the highest parcel of the contrade, sited at 1,000 metres above sea level. Importantly, the ancient lava on which these vines are planted has developed a slightly porous, oxidative quality, ordinarily making for a rather ethereal, perfumed character. 2017 made for a much more assertive Rampante. Ruby in colour, it presents a very precise, focused nose, red and black berried fruit, pepper-spiced. The palate is rather punchy, slightly at odds with the perfumed nature of the nose in terms of the tannic structure – will be tremendous given time.
Wine Spectator’s Insider Weekly – 92 Points
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