Maybe there’s a case for mixing Nero d’Avola with Frappato to make something greater than the sum of its bits? The wise regulators of Italian wine must think so, as it’s Sicily’s only DOCG. Personally in person as Montalbano’s bumbling Catarella would say, I really like the blend. Bit of chiaroscuro. This large producer’s version took a while to shed some stinky reduction. Eventually some sweet pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry, from Frappato maybe, and dark cherry bass notes, all medium of body and a swell of grainy Italian tannin and acidity bring some focus. Nice balance, grapes as good friends. Warm and friendly. Just like Sicily.
12.5% alcohol. Diam or Nomacorc, forgot. $15.
92 points.
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