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Etna Nerello Mascalese

8.944 ratings
9.111 pro ratings
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Nerello Mascalese
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Matt Sterr

Iodine and earth. Burgundian.

Iodine and earth. Burgundian.

1 person found it helpfulDec 10th, 2015
Rebecca Fletcher

Earth, spice, earth, red fruit, ripe black cherry, cassis and peppercorn. Big gripping tannin, chalky, black fruit. Reminded me of a Nebbiolo. Very concentrated.

Earth, spice, earth, red fruit, ripe black cherry, cassis and peppercorn. Big gripping tannin, chalky, black fruit. Reminded me of a Nebbiolo. Very concentrated.

1 person found it helpfulSep 14th, 2015
Andrew Whittle

Co-Owner/Director Summit Estate Wines

9.2

Flash!

Flash!

Mar 4th, 2017
John Brunner

Black cherry. Rosemary. Gravel note. Crisp. Perfect with pizza.

Black cherry. Rosemary. Gravel note. Crisp. Perfect with pizza.

Nov 27th, 2017
aisforalan

yum. nice tannins. dusty earth. remnants of hot lava. leather. oak. highly drinkable. buy again.

yum. nice tannins. dusty earth. remnants of hot lava. leather. oak. highly drinkable. buy again.

Nov 19th, 2017
David D

Medium bodied. Smooth, supple tannins, tart cherries, ripe berries, iodine, some mineral. From Seventh Avenue Liquors.

Medium bodied. Smooth, supple tannins, tart cherries, ripe berries, iodine, some mineral. From Seventh Avenue Liquors.

Nov 19th, 2017
Agrivino

Youthful, red berry-driven, minerals and earthy in the background. More tannin than I had assumed. Short finish

Youthful, red berry-driven, minerals and earthy in the background. More tannin than I had assumed. Short finish

May 20th, 2017
Jackie Wargel

Very acidic and vinegar on the tong

Very acidic and vinegar on the tong

Mar 26th, 2017
Sarah Oettel

Lovely and balanced. Went well with a variety of dishes from grilled octopus to spicy breadcrumb gnocchi.

Lovely and balanced. Went well with a variety of dishes from grilled octopus to spicy breadcrumb gnocchi.

Mar 11th, 2017
Alan Doughty

Lovely exotically spiced herbal dark red fruit, in a medium- bodied style.

Lovely exotically spiced herbal dark red fruit, in a medium- bodied style.

Mar 8th, 2017