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Tenuta Tascante Ghiaia Nera - 2016

Tasca

3.6 / 5.0

Region: Italy » Sicilia » Etna DOC
Type: red still, dry
Producer: Tasca
Vintage: 2016
Grapes: Nerello Mascalese
Alcohol: 13
Sugar: unknown
Price: 595 UAH
Cellar: not available

Northern slope of the Etna volcano - Contrada Sciaranuova, Piano Dario, Rampante, Catania.

The perfect blend between the Nerello Mascalese grape and the volcanic soil of Etna, this wine comes from terraces surrounded by chestnut and oak woods, an area rich in biodiversity. Soft tannins, with freshness and drinkability. Aged in large non-invasive oak barrels to which the Nerello Mascalese variety is well suited.

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Ratings

February 5, 2021

3.6 / 5.0·

750 mL

Good Nerello Mascalese from northern slope of Etna. Not demanding and quite friendly. Cherry, underbrush, thyme and gravel. Well balanced, but a little bit too heavy.

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

some random image you can find on barberry garden — Image is taken from https://www.tascadalmerita.it/