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Passopisciaro Contrada ‘S’ Sciaranuova Nerello Mascelese 2023
Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily, Italy
$159
Description
The Passopisciaro 2023 Contrada S is 100% Nerello Mascalese from 90-year-old vines planted at 850 meters in elevation in Contrada Sciaranuova. This feels richer and meatier, with dark fruit and 15% alcohol that you certainly feel. It offers fewer high-toned aromas and relies instead on sheer power and muscle. The wine matures for 18 months in large oak casks and could prove to have a shorter drinking window.
Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate 93 Points
The 2023 Rosso Contrada S is a gentle giantwafting up with a delicate bouquet of white smoke, ash, dried violet, lavender and blackberry. This washes across the palate with ease, silken in feel with a liquid floral concentration that coats the senses as ripe red and blue fruits swirls over a stream of vibrant acidity. An array of sweet spices combine with purple inner florals and round tannins as this tapers off, structured yet wickedly fresh. The 2023 is a total success for this challenging vintage.
Eric Guido, Vinous 95 Points
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