Lovely. Perfumed nose. Bright. Ripe berries and minerals. Licorice. — 6 months ago
Dark Ruby with youthful purple notes - very dense almost black. After decanting a whiff of high quality French oak. Black and blue fruits. Might have opened this a little young. It’s full bodied and powerful. 70% Petit Verdot, 30% Cesanese, somewhat of a unicorn - I doubt if I could find this in Australia. Bought at the Cellar door on a Sicily tour with Scud MW at Franchetti on the favoured northern slopes of Mount Etna. In a blind tasting I would pick this as Bordeaux. The fruit richness dominates and doesn’t allow much Etna derived volcanic minerality to show through. Much riper and richer than you would expect from an Etna wine. This is the premium cuvée from Franchetti. Would love to try another one in 5 years if I had one. — 10 months ago
Old world wine with new world profile. Oak present. But with Italian acidity. Great QPR. — 2 years ago
Brad & Ryan corona lunch — 6 months ago
Ripe morello cherry, raspberry and black fruit aromas.
Sour cherry and warm spicy notes. — 7 months ago
In Rome, server recommended. Fruit forward. Delicious finish — 2 years ago
Clean, fresh — 2 years ago
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Naples 14. Great structure and balance — 2 months ago