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Passopisciaro Contrada ‘P’ Porcaria Nerello Mascelese 2020
$188
Description
Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I tasted this wine.
NOTE: The two reviews below were made almost 12 months apart. The 1st by Guido was very close to bottling when the wines would be upset. The 2nd by Callegari a year later when the wines would have had a chance to resolve.
Cherries, cranberries, a little vanilla and old leather make for a rich and luxurious if restrained nose on the 2020 Passopisciaro from Contrada Porcaria. The cranberry and cherries are met with freshly turned soil and wild mint and fennel on the palate, with just a fleeting whiff of smoke. Very tightly wound tannins and perky acid make it all feel like a crisp fall day.
Danielle Callegari, Wine Enthusiast 94 Points May 2023
“The 2020 Contrada Porcaria (P) is dark and inward, as crushed rocks and camphor blow offto reveal spiced cherries and hints of shaved cedar. It’s silky and robust in feel, with bright acidity that adds thrust to its sour red berry fruits, as the 2020 displays an abundance of energy. Fine tannins saturate through the finale under an air inner florals, as a flourish of saline-minerality slowly fades. Drinking Window: 2024 – 2028”
Eric Guido, Vinous 92 Points
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