Vinding Montecarrubo
Il Piccolo Terre Siciliane Syrah
Sicily, Italy
Initially this showed a surprising amount of development. Became more elegant over days. Showing rose and salt on day 5.
Initially this showed a surprising amount of development. Became more elegant over days. Showing rose and salt on day 5.
Apr 17th, 2024Brilliant. Really aromatic and expressive, with black olive, sweet bay and some oregano. Aromatic intensity is off the charts. On the palate this is tart, lithe, and masterfully balanced, and there’s a pleasant sweetness on the finish. For me this humble bottling has it all.
Brilliant. Really aromatic and expressive, with black olive, sweet bay and some oregano. Aromatic intensity is off the charts. On the palate this is tart, lithe, and masterfully balanced, and there’s a pleasant sweetness on the finish. For me this humble bottling has it all.
Mar 5th, 2023
Wow. Just wow. Silly good. Mineral and floral blast from the get go. Black currant, olive, smoke, tea, woodsy red and black fruit profile. Violets and lilacs and Mediterranean herbs unfurl in the glass over hours, along with complex fruit and spices. So crystalline, elegant, seductive. Light, but minerals are through the roof. And the clarity! This producer works magic with French varieties in Sicily and this feels unexpectedly about terroir.
Tasted alongside a great bottle of Foillard Morgon, which this demolished. Amazing find from @Lyle Fass
Wow. Just wow. Silly good. Mineral and floral blast from the get go. Black currant, olive, smoke, tea, woodsy red and black fruit profile. Violets and lilacs and Mediterranean herbs unfurl in the glass over hours, along with complex fruit and spices. So crystalline, elegant, seductive. Light, but minerals are through the roof. And the clarity! This producer works magic with French varieties in Sicily and this feels unexpectedly about terroir.
Tasted alongside a great bottle of Foillard Morgon, which this demolished. Amazing find from @Lyle Fass
Beautiful open with a mix of strawberry, wet earth and nicely integrated tannins. Love this kind of more red fruit profil. The 13,5% Alc are well balanced. No heat.
Beautiful open with a mix of strawberry, wet earth and nicely integrated tannins. Love this kind of more red fruit profil. The 13,5% Alc are well balanced. No heat.
Dec 28th, 2015
Past the bleeding cork, my encounter with this little gem sparked my love once more for Sicilian reds. Serve cool. 27/8-2022
Past the bleeding cork, my encounter with this little gem sparked my love once more for Sicilian reds. Serve cool. 27/8-2022
Aug 27th, 2022
Kalamata nose for the first 24 hours that overpowered everything else; day 2 this was great genius layered wine, full bodied and surprisingly good.
Kalamata nose for the first 24 hours that overpowered everything else; day 2 this was great genius layered wine, full bodied and surprisingly good.
Dec 11th, 2021
Perfectly served a little chilled to the amazing food
Perfectly served a little chilled to the amazing food
Jul 20th, 2014