2023 Sciara 980 metri IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso Nerello Mascalese
$ 165.00 AUD
The 980 Metri is labelled Terre Siciliane Rosso because the vineyards are over 1,000 metres altitude, beyond which a Mount Etna red wine can no longer carry the Etna Rosso designation. 100% Nerello Mascalese from old vines (50 to 80+ years old), trained on both goblet and double cordon, sitting on the purest volcanic soils scattered with black ash, rock and sand.
Region - Tuscany
Type - Red
Year - 2023
Winery - Best of Italy
Grape - Nerello Mascalese
Volume - Standard - 750ml
About the wine
Tasting notes
Aromas of blood red rose, orange, sweet tarragon, Rooibos tea, dark red and black fruits and lovely anise-led spice, with a stony and textural palate that’s intensely focused and concentrated, yet dry and wonderfully fine with deep set mineral complexity, great freshness and sustained fine-grained tannins that wrap up all the wonderful fruit and sous-bois beautifully.
Wine descriptors
Captivating and Complex, Dry and Textured, Elegant and Fine, For the Cellar, Something Special, Vibrant and Exciting
Fruit aromas & flavour
Cherries, Citrus, Dark Berries, Red Berries
Other aromas & flavour
Earth, Florals, Herbals, Minerality, Spices
Food pairings
Pork
Cheese
Pizza
Fish
Red Meat
Pasta
BBQ
Vegetables
Poultry
Shellfish
Oysters
Spicy Foods
Cured Meats
Desserts
Nerello Mascalese
A rare but much loved red grape variety grown on the volcanic soils of Mount Etna in Sicily. It's kind of like a cross between a Pinot Noir and a Nebbiolo...heavenly...and makes wines that are deliciously light-bodied but intensely flavoured with zingy red fruits, crunchy cherry, spicy cinnamon, dried herbals, zesty acidity, leather and a complex volcanic earthiness that sits underneath it all. A brilliant variety that is growing in popularity by the day!
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