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Tenuta Fenice Nero d’Avola 2017
Sicilia DOC
This is a sumptuously rich, blackberry and spice red using Sicily’s prized Nero d’Avola. Not only that, it’s from one of the island’s highest, oldest vineyards. Neglected since the earthquake of 1968, it’s been lovingly restored and grows top grapes.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Velvety and dense with vibrant cherry and berry and rich spice
Aroma
Bountiful, ripe blackberry, spice and liquorice scents
More information
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Red - Medium to Full Bodied
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Deep blackish crimson
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14.5% ABV
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10.88 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2021
Save the vines and enjoy a gorgeous, rich red! Poggioreale used to be an important wine village in Sicily. It was where Dino Taschetta grew up, like generations of his family before him. After an earthquake reduced Poggioreale to ruins in 1968, a new town was built further down the hill – it was cheaper – and the vineyards above the village, the highest and oldest in Sicily, were then neglected for decades. Now, with many of the island’s oldest Nero d’Avola vines grubbed up, there’s even more reason to treasure what’s left. Dino has recently returned to the family estate and with hard work is restoring the vineyard. He was in urgent need of a customer to buy his first vintage. Our Buyer tasted the wine and reserved the entire vintage.
For the 2016 vintage
