Passopisciaro, Rosso Sicilia 2005

Very light red.

An immediate praline suggestion on the nose, then hints of pepper, crancherry, balsam, clay. This reminds me a bit of the Turley Zin tasted recently, only lighter/finer.

Round, then building citric character hits the front teeth. Intense, but light-bodied, with red fruit and ruby grapefruit the dominant flavors. Pretty cool stuff. With some air the grapefruit action really takes over. This also reminds me of Spanish Garnacha. I'd imagine this will expand and become more complex in the mouth with several years of bottle age.

From the guy (Franchetti?) who makes the Trinoro wines in Chianti.
100% Nerello Mascalese, apparently a native Sicilian variety.

Day 4 - Less aromatic now, but extremely intense/vibrant citrus character in the mouth, with balsam action too. Definitely needs to sit.

$35