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2009 Benanti Serra della Contessa Nerello Mascalese Nerello Cappuccio, $50

Fine soil tones on the nose are accented with hints of white pepper, lending a spicy complexion to the red fruits here. There are fine, if subtle, complicating notes of white mushroom and ash adding a savory character as well. Elegant in the mouth with excellent intensity of flavor on a rich, medium/full-bodied frame. The fruit does have some overt wood sweetness, but this is finely balanced with fine-grained tannins and integrated acidity supporting it perfectly. The finish is long and precise as well. 92pts

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Argentina

Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth

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Excellent note and very good selection of wines of Etna. When I was in Sicily to visit, I fell in love with Nero D 'Avola until they drank the Etna Rosso also seduced me. So I can say that I have two loves in Sicily!.
I'm surprised that the selection is not the "Petra Lava" (http://www.petralava.it). An exceptional wine from Etna, Sicily.

Greetings!.

Apr 21, 2011 at 4:43 PM
luca-
chevalier

Hand of Snooth

533661 2,535

...Great Greg now you have to try "a' Puddara" from Tenuta di Fessina!
(Carricante 100%)....
You may also find very interesting some wines from Tuscany from Villa Petriolo....(same winemaker of Fessina)....if you want i can tell you more, but remember when you were talking about "Bevibilità" or "drinkability"...

Apr 22, 2011 at 2:31 AM
lvcm

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If you will pardon my spelling due to the long time that has passed since I savored this excellent Sicilian wine.. I believe its SARAPRUTTA ?? or the likes of it. PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME ON THE spelling AND YOUR INFO. ON THIS WINE THAT KEEPS COMING BACK TO ME LIKE A "Lost Love Affair" !! one of your most ardent fans. Lou timbaltimbalero@yahoo.com

Apr 22, 2011 at 7:59 AM
bill2810

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Pardon me for raining on the parade folks but, Greg, these descriptions of wines from a 2nd tier region made from 2nd tier grapes is as pompous and overly-inflated a presentation as the one you did on how to purchase wine in a restaurant.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Sicilian wines but these are good, solid drinking wines, some aspiring to something better. They're not 93 pts - 88pts "dry floral," "white pepper" "powerful finish" wines. (By the way, what the hell is the taste difference between white pepper and black...especially when hidden in a bottle of grapes?!!).

I sense the bombastic descriptions and outrageously high rankings must be designed to support the ridiculous prices for these wines. Nerello Capuccio wines uniformly selling at $50, $40 and $30+ per bottle?! As the Italians would say, "Incredibile!"

Apr 22, 2011 at 8:29 AM
luca-
chevalier

Hand of Snooth

533661 2,535

...Its Duca di Salaparuta...but this is the name if the producer, i don't know if they have something from etna..
http://www.duca.it/flash/index.html you will maybe find somethig Here....

Apr 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM