Sicily
Where once Sicilian wine meant Marsala, nowadays Sicily is quite a popular source of good table wine. It’s a long way south, but the heat of the Mediterranean is tempered by the altitude in central Sicily, particularly around Mount Etna.
[Read more...]2022 NERO D'AVOLA Rosso Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 14% Red
Nero d'Avola.
Bright fresh fruits, raspberry, blueberry and cherry flesh. Sleek and joyous in the mouth with fresh woodland fruits, boysenberry and damson, some cocoa powder adding complexity.
L&S2021 PELORO Rosso Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 14% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nocera.
Light cherry red. Essence of red fruits and crushed stones. Juicy and finely built around the super-fine tannins. Pure and deliciously dry on the finish
Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com2022 PELORO Rosso Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 13% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nocera.
Spicy cherry, damson and a gently peppery perfume on the nose. In the mouth the wine is succulent, lovely ripe fruit weight, darker aspect, woodland fruits, generous but balanced with a rich tannic frame and fabulous bol...(read more)
L&S2018 MOFETE ETNA ROSSO Palmento Costanzo
Etna Sicily Italy 13% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappucio.
These wines are so distinct and bear the hallmark of their volcanic origin so beautifully. Crackling with energy and zip, the fruits are on the redder spectrum, bilberry, cherry and raspberry, undercut with a mineral int...(read more)
L&S2020 MOFETE ETNA ROSSO Palmento Costanzo
Etna Sicily Italy 13% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappucio.
An engaging bright fruitiness on the nose, definitely red in profile, with a crisp edge, cranberry, damson and sour cherry. A lively acid underpins a nicely sleek red fruit palate, again sour cherry and damson, with ripe...(read more)
L&S2021 FARO Rosso DOC Le Casematte
IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 13.5% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Nero d’Avola, Nerello Cappucio.
Deeply fruited with blackberry and plum fruit, some coffee and dark chocolate. So balanced and delicious with such great fruit concentration, that never gets heavy, with such a gorgeous balancing acidity, rich tannins gi...(read more)
L&S2020 NERO DI SEI ETNA ROSSO Palmento Costanzo
Etna Sicily Italy 13% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappucio.
A slightly deeper fruit on the nose, cherry, damson and raspberry, earthy and delicately spicy. Tannins are present but sleek, underpinned by a bright acid with woodland fruits overlaid with spice.
L&S2019 ETNA ROSSO IGT SICILIA Alberelli di Giodo
Sicily Italy 14% Red
Nerello Mascalese. Vegan, Vegetarian, Practising Organic
The Alberelli di Giodo 2019 Sicilia Nerello Mascalese is a wine true to its volcanic roots. This elegant grape variety reveals a tight embroidery of aromas with wild rose, sour cherry, white pepper and campfire ash. The...(read more)
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate (www.robertparker.com)ORDER
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