This is a Rose wine from Sicily made from Nero Mascalese grapes. Pink/orange in color, clear and bright. Fresh nose with cherries, slight cranberries, char and salinity. Light to medium bodied. On the palate, this has nice lively acidity. Cherries, cherry juice and char. Long finish. This drinks very easily and it is also quite food friendly. From Salmon to a Steak, this will pair nicely. Drink over the next two to three years.
This is made from the Nero Mascalese grape grown on old vines in Sicily on Mt.
Another interesting wine from Italy and Sicily. This is a blend of Nerello Mascalese, and Nerello Cappuccio. Grown on slopes on Mt.
This is a blend of 90% Nerello Mascalese, and 10% Nerello Cappuccio from the southeast slope of Mt.
This is 100% Certified Organic Nero Mascalese grapes from Sicily grown in sandy soils in western Sicily. A really great value. Garnet in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose is very nice with cherries, black cherries, slight smoke and slight herbal note (chervil?). Medium bodied. On the palate, this has black cherry fruit with underlying char. Also a bit of pepperiness. Good acidity. Long finish. Somewhat like a mythical blend of Pinot Noir and Zinfandel. This was a real crowd pleaser among friends I served it to. Drinking quite well on its own, this would work great with pas
This is an interesting blend in an Italian sparkling wine. It is 75% Nerello Mascalese from Sicily and 25% Glera from the Veneto. The packaging is quite fun and bright. Light salmon pink in color with a nice mousse of small bubbles. Clear and bright. The nose is tight but with air shows nice raspberry fruit with a light rhubarb note. The wine has 10 g/l of residual sugar but it comes off as dry. 11.5% abv. On the palate, cherries with a sort of tree bark note underneath. Very interesting and very food friendly. It drinks well on its own and would work well with pork chops and many
