Tenuta Tascante Ghiaia Nera

2017

3.7

Region

Italy › Sicily › Etna › Etna Nord › Etna DOC

Type

red · still

Grapes

Nerello Mascalese

Alcohol

13.5%

Volume

750 mL

Tasting Notes(1)

Boris11 September 2022· Home

3.7

100% Nerello Mascalese. Pale garnet colour. Shy in the nose. Strawberry, forest floor, gravel, and pepper. More powerful than I expected it to be. Voluminous, well-balanced with a warm and long aftertaste.

About

Nerello Mascalese comes from the northern slopes of Etna - Contrada Sciaranuova, Piano Dario, Rampante. Vines were planted in 2004 and 2007. Wine is fermented for 6 days and aged in 25 hl oak casks for 12 months.