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Alberelli di Giodo Sicilia Rouge 2019 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	Nerello Mascalase
Winemaker	Carlo Ferrini
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Appellation	Sicily
Aging/Cooperage	About 18 months in large 500- and 700-litre oak casks, followed by additional time in concrete. 12 months in bottle
Alcohol	14

Alberelli di Giodo Sicilia Rouge 2019

Other Reds | Italy

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$47.95 - 750mL

100% nerello mascalese from 80-year-old vines on the steep slopes of Mount Etna, at an elevation of over 900 meters on the black, pumice-rich, volcanic soils. This is a wine of extraordinary concentration and layered minerality that stands of one of the greatest in all of Sicily.

Technical Details

Blend	Nerello Mascalase
Winemaker	Carlo Ferrini
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Appellation	Sicily
Aging/Cooperage	About 18 months in large 500- and 700-litre oak casks, followed by additional time in concrete. 12 months in bottle
Alcohol	14%

About The Producer

Dubbed Winemaker of the Year by Wine Enthusiast and an "Italian Master" by Decanter, Carlo Farrini is one of the most revered winemakers in the world. Having produced several hundred-point wines and consulted on a who's who list of clients like Casanova di Neri, Mazzei, Petrolo, Talenti, Brancaia, Tenuta Monteti, and others. In 2002, after scouring Italy, Carlo bought a 25-acre property in Montalcino between Sant’Angelo in Colle and Sant’Antimo and planted six acres of Sangiovese to 15 different clones.

Reviews

James Suckling
Dark cherries and dried flowers with pumice and spices on the nose. Medium to full body with tight, firm tannins. Racy, with wonderful depth. From old vines with an average age of 70 years. Drinkable now, but will be great in a few years.