Le Casematte

Italy, Sicily
http://eng.lecasematte.it/

There can't be too many wine estates named after WWII gun emplacements, but the three concrete casemattes among the vines designed to protect the Strait of Messina have indeed inspired the name of Le Casematte - "a place where grapevines have supplanted death" they say on their web-site, probably quite profound. Le Casematte was founded in 2008 by former footballer Andrea Barzagli and accountant Gianfranco Sabbatino. The vines are in the north of Sicily, with vineyards rising to 500m above sea-level, and northerly exposures helping to mitigate the southern sun-shine. They are committed to organic farming.

2017 NERO D'AVOLA Rosso Le Casematte

IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 14% Red
Nero d'Avola

Bright pungent mulberry, raspberry and cherry fruit, great persistence, aromatic ripe berry fruitiness, some richness, good tannins, easy going and ripe.

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2018 GRILLO Le Casematte

IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 13% White
Grillo

Unlike much of Italy - 2018 was not really any hotter than is normal in this corner of Sicily explains the charming Gianfranco as we taste this just-bottled Grillo together. There was, however, s...(read more)

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2016 PELORO Rosso Le Casematte

IGP Terre Sicilliane Sicily Italy 13% Red
Nerello Mascalese, Nocera

The 2016 is a gorgeous expression of Nerello Mascalese from this beautiful spot on the Sicillian coast facing the toe of Italy. This is darker with a touch of sinew to the fruit, black cherry, bl...(read more)

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