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.
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.
Oct 8th, 2023
Very dark, dense and perfumed. Plums, violets, roses. Very deep.
Very dark, dense and perfumed. Plums, violets, roses. Very deep.
May 20th, 2019Tastes of granite hills and dark, gnarly fruit. Very savory then pretty violets and lavender.
Tastes of granite hills and dark, gnarly fruit. Very savory then pretty violets and lavender.
Jan 23rd, 2019
One of the great wines from Sicily. 70% Petite Verdot.
One of the great wines from Sicily. 70% Petite Verdot.
1 person found it helpfulJun 20th, 2017
Holy mother of God. What a stunning wine.
Holy mother of God. What a stunning wine.
1 person found it helpfulSep 19th, 2015
2012
1 person found it helpfulSep 5th, 2015
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1 person found it helpfulJun 21st, 2014
Stunning bottle. Franchetti 2005, half Cesanese d'Affile and half Petit Verdot.
Stunning bottle. Franchetti 2005, half Cesanese d'Affile and half Petit Verdot.
1 person found it helpfulSep 7th, 2013
Dense, v. woody, rustic, inky
Dense, v. woody, rustic, inky
May 16th, 2018
Drinking wonderfully now. Enough freshness and body to last another 5, maybe 10 years.
Drinking wonderfully now. Enough freshness and body to last another 5, maybe 10 years.
Feb 16th, 2025
Sicily, Italy
