Byron C Mayes

8.9

This vintage is 100% Nerello Mascalese. Clear garnet red. Inviting nose of baked cherry and pomegranate. Medium bodied palate echoes the nose adding terra cotta, cherry marzipan, dusty (medium plus) tannins, and bright, food-friendly medium acidity. Finish is moderate but continues the palate which, along with the acidity and tannins, makes this the consummate food wine. Al-Cantara's higher end NM is for hearty dishes. This one is a red that can be paired with seafood (a la Frappatto) and lighter fare. And it shines in that space. I had salmon -stuffed tortellini with vodka sauce. Drink now through 2026. — 4 months ago

Joe Gillies

9.4

Perfect for warm days outside. Light body, bright refreshing acidity with strawberry, melon, and a touch of citrus. Very good and refreshing. — 5 years ago

Michael Jones

9.0

Excellent unique wine medium body dark cherry loved it! — 8 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Star bright beige gold. Green apple and citrus rind on the abundant nose. Confirmed with a bit of white pepper and stone on the medium palate. Chock full o' tannin-esque minerals that stand firm through the finish even as the wine warms. In other words, a Classic volcanic white that's a perfect match for seafood and Mediterranean fare. Best now, but drink through 2028. — 10 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

Sunday lunch with Sicilian food. Good value for 22 euros off the wine list. — 3 years ago

with Sarah

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Lightly floral and spicy on the nose. Ripe dark fruit, graphite and earth on the pallet. Medium bodied and very rustic. Great QPR! — 6 years ago

Luca Balletti

9.7

Davvero una bella sorpresa, dal colore e dai profumi sembra quasi un pinot nero, è intenso e speziato al naso e caldo, fruttato e persistente in bocca. — 8 years ago

Byron C Mayes

9.0

This is not IGT. It’s Etna Blanco DOC. Burnished green gold with straw gold glints. Ripe apricot and spice on the abundantly inviting nose. Medium full palate yields dried apricots, baked quince, spice, and yellow flowers wrapped around a firm backbone of almost tingly acidity. Finish is lengthy and continues the palate. Southern Italy wins the white war again with this highly aromatic white from Mt. Etna. Perfect match for your take out pasta carbonara or any higher end Mediterranean fare. Drink now through 2026. — a year ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Amazing Cab from Sicily. Who would have thought. Bursting in dark red, blue fruit flavor, very balanced with the plenty of fruit tannins, earthy minerals and a nice spice. This is such an interesting winery that I got to visit sometime. Growing grapes in the slopes of Mnt Edna. — 4 years ago

with Tammy and Chris

Sally Andrade

9.0

This is helping me become a Zin fan. Jammy and light. I liked this very much! — 8 years ago