Passopisciaro, Rosso, Sicily 2006

Light, brilliant, red.

Vinturi - seductive, pure, vibrant nose - hazelnut, red cherry, cocoa, cranberry and earth. Very fine/discreet.

Round and mouth-filling with a simultaneous, serious, acid edge that frames everything and compresses it into a fastball down the middle of the mouth. Vibrant, taut red fruit and mineral character runs throughout. Just like the 2005, anyone that loves racy Burgundy will shoot a biscuit over this. Really beautiful, pristine stuff. It would be very interesting to taste this in 10 years.


$40. 100% Nerello Mascalese, an indigenous Sicilian variety. 14.5% alcohol listed. From Mr. Franchetti from Trinoro