Variety: Nero D'avola
Region: Sicily
Country: Italy
Year: 2013
Price: $6.95
Winery review: The grapes are soft pressed and the juice is placed in stainless steel along with the skins for a maceration of 8 to 10 days with daily pumping over of the juice to extract more color and sweet tannins. Dense ruby red with violet reflections. Lush and ripe bouquet full of mulberries, blackberries and spice. Harmonious and well balanced with good berry fruit in a spicy background. Excellent with lamb, grilled and barbecued meats, dishes with olives or capers and seasoned cheeses.
My review: Very dark red wine, and actually may be my first from Sicily. I wasn't quite sure what I was smelling to be honest, it probably needs the proper amount of time to breathe in order to be fully enjoyed. On my front palette I was blasted by the tannins and how full bodied the wine was, and on the finish It tasted like "mother earth," so basically dirt. This Sicilian wine was pretty bitter.
I had this wine without food
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