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Tenuta Tascante Ghiaia Nera - 2017

Tasca

3.70 / 5.0

Type
red still, dry
Region
Etna DOC, Italy
Producer
Tasca
Vintage
2017
Grapes
Nerello Mascalese
Alcohol
13.5
Sugar
unknown
Price
746 UAH
Cellar
not available
Tasca Tenuta Tascante Ghiaia Nera 2017

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.

Ratings

3.70 / 5.0750 ml@Home

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.

Tasca

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
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