Curatolo Arini – Sciarra Soprana 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Curatolo Arini – Sciarra Soprana 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is a bit off. This wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild small fruits and small notes of violet associated with small touches of sense of the place, a hint of pepper and a discreet hint of anise. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, an acidulous frame, a certain tension,…

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Baglio Oro – Ceppineri 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Baglio Oro – Ceppineri 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose offers fine power, a certain tension, freshness. This wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of sweet spices, cloves, cherries and small notes of tobacco/cigar box associated with a hint of rosemary and a discreet hint of pepper. The mouth is fresh, marked by the local biotope and offers a fine richness and minerality. On the…

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Assuli – Besi 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Assuli – Besi 2016, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is fruity, slightly tight and offers a fine richness, a discreet jammy side and a small freshness. It reveals notes of jammy blackberry, blueberry and a slight hint of raspberry associated with touches of sweet spices, slight hints of cigar box and a discreet hint of fresh clove. The palate is fruity and offers a…

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Vini Tola – Black Label 2017, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Vini Tola – Black Label 2017, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose offers a fine power, a certain concentration of the fruit and a discreet smoky side. It reveals notes of raspberry, flowers and small notes of balsamic associated with touches of spices and a subtle grilled hint. The palate is fruity, a bit tight and offers juiciness, a mineral/acidulous frame, a good definition and a certain…

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CVA – Centuno 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

CVA – Centuno 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a small concentration (but full of freshness). It reveals notes of pulpy raspberry, crushed cherry and small notes of cornflowers associated with a touch of liquorice, fine hints of caramelization and a discreet hint of toasted hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, pulpy/fresh/juicy fruit and a certain…

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Baglio del Cristo – Lu Patri 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Baglio del Cristo – Lu Patri 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers freshness, limestone minerality and a certain richness/concentration. It reveals notes of pulpy/bright cherry, wild raspberry and small notes of olive tree associated with small touches of cassis as well as slight hints of liquorice, sweet spices and a discreet iodine hint. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, a…

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Casa Grazia – Gradiva 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Casa Grazia – Gradiva 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is aromatic and offers a certain power, a fine gourmandize. It reveals notes of liquorice, cassis and small toasted notes associated with touches of boysenberry, bigarreau cherry as well as hints of pepper and rosemary. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, freshness, a juicy/tangy structure, a good definition, a certain gourmandize as well as…

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Giasira 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Giasira 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is marked by the local biotop (olive, sage), small fresh red fruits and small notes of violet associated with a small touch of cassis and a subtle hint of racy minerality. The palate is fruity and offers a small richness, sapidity, a fine iodine hint (in the background) as well as a nice ripe/juicy/acidulous/fresh…

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Paolini – Gurgò 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Paolini – Gurgò 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is fruity and offers a certain small power, an aerial side in the approach, a fine grain as well as a certain aromatic purity. It reveals notes of pulpy/ripe blackberry, pulpy/ripe cassis and small notes of wild strawberry associated with touches of cornflowers, zan as well as a fine hint of spices and a…

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Montedidio – Real Academia 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

Montedidio – Real Academia 2018, Nero D’Avola – Sicilia IGT

The nose is fresh, fruity, precise and offers a certain straightness and a good definition. It reveals notes of pulpy wild blackberry, wild strawberry and small notes of spices associated with touches of blond tobacco, sweet spices and a hint of sense of the place. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, a certain goumandize, roundness, fat,…

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