Al Cantara

lu veru piaciri Nerello Mascalese 2020

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. — a year ago

Tom, Paul and 2 others liked this

Arianna Occhipinti

SP68 Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Frappato 2014

Alexis Whitesides

9.3

Nero d'avola and frappatto. Very light. Really enoyable. Refreshing red wine. 🍒 — 9 years ago

with Andrew

DLynn liked this

Sean Thackrey

Pleiades XXIII Old Vines California Red Blend

Detox Witch

9.4

Related to frappatto — 10 years ago

Detox liked this

Planeta

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Nero d'Avola Frappato 2018

Stephen

9.0

Solid across the board. 60/40 ner mescalese + frappatto — 5 years ago

Azienda Agricola Gianfranco Daino

Suber Nero d'Avola Blend 2012

Brash Higgins

9.1

I like this add of 30% Grenache to the Nero and frappatto. Med bodied and lots to say #sicily — 7 years ago

Scott, Andrew and 4 others liked this

Paolo Calì

Forfice Classico Cerasuolo di Vittoria 2011

Robert Simkins

9.2

Fantastic blend of 50% frappatto and 50% Nero d'avola. — 9 years ago

Arianna Occhipinti

Terre Siciliane Il Frappato

Lindsey King

9.4

Holy wow, her wines are totally delicious. Why isn't everyone everywhere doing single varietal frappatto?! Elegant, delicate, interesting, earthy, floral, a bit tarty-fruity... everything... 🌹🍒......... — 7 years ago

Kyle liked this

Azienda Agricola COS

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Frappato Nero d'Avola 2013

Anthony Kluska

9.5

This is my favorite Winery. And this is my favorite wine from my favorite Winery. As Cerasuolo di Vittoria is Sicily's only docg it's apparent why so. The dark complex fruits of cherry and plum in the frappatto balance and harmonize perfectly with the tobacco, smoke and clay mineral of the nero d'avolo. The ratio was perfect as well. It's a big wine so it gives you the robustness and the impact of a masculine wine. However the complexity and subtlety is not overshadowed by the robustness. All too often I see in central Italian wines the favoring of one over the other. For instance Chianti gives you a big hit and is very dry and very big but has no complexity. This offers The Best of Both Worlds it is close to a perfect wine.

This Wine I intend to buy by the case on that one along with many of their other wines including nero di Lupo & pithos rosso — 8 years ago