Tasca
Tenuta Tascante Ghiaia Nera - 2017
7.40 / 10

Type
Red Still, Dry
Producer
Tasca
Vintage
2017
Location
Italy, Etna DOC
Grapes
Nerello Mascalese
Alcohol
13.5
Sugar
NA
Price
746 UAH
Cellar
N/A

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.

Producer

Wine producer from Sicilia, Italy. They cultivate grapes in the vineyards of 5 different estates:

  • Tenuta Regaleali
  • Tenuta Capofaro
  • Tenuta Tascante
  • Fondazione Whitaker
  • Tenuta Sallier de La Tour
Image is taken from https://www.tascadalmerita.it/

Ratings

2022-09-11 - 7.40

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.