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4 viti con menzione particolare: “vini che hanno contribuito a imprimere una svolta produttiva al territorio di origine, che rappresentano modelli di riferimento di indiscusso valore nella rispettiva zona, o che hanno strappato all’oblio e riportato all’attenzione del settore vitigni dimenticati

Deep opaque ruby. Sweet chocolatey oak currently dominates dark plum, cassis and graphite aromas. Then fresher and leaner in the mouth than the rather opulent nose suggests, offering lively dark berry and underbrush flavors. Finishes long and rich, but with slightly aggressive tannins. Forget about this in your cellar for another five years in the hope that the wine’s tannins will smooth out somewhat. (2018 – 2028) (Ian d’Agata)

A wine with lots of dried-berry and dark-berry aromas and flavors. Full body, chewy tannins and a berry, toasted-oak and bark aftertaste. A wine with richness and power. Top-class nero d’avola. Drink in 2016.

The 2010 Mille e Una Notte is one of the best and certainly most age-worthy editions of this landmark wine ever made. Tasted five years after the harvest, this Nero d’Avola-based beauty is only at the beginning of what promises to be a long and slow evolution. Opulent but harmonious aromas of dried cherry, blackberry, spice, truffle and barbecue smoke lift from the bouquet. These notes come together in seamless fashion with lift, momentum and balanced intensity. The tannins still show youthful tightness and this bodes well for the future aging potential of this important Sicilian red.

Expressive flavors of cassis, fig cake, dried mint and espresso are set in an elegant, medium- to full-bodied frame, layered with refined tannins and accents of oak spice and graphite that linger on the finish. Rich but polished. Drink now through 2026. 3,750 cases made. –AN

The 2011 Mille e Una Notte is based on Nero d’Avola, although the wine sees smaller percentages of other grapes in supporting roles. This is a thick and darkly saturated expression with a bold flavor profile that reveals dark fruit, jammy blackberry, exotic spice and moist chewing tobacco. The 2011 vintage falls under the IGT Sicilia appellation (but newer vintages will be labeled under the Contessa Entellina appellation). The intensity of the bouquet is remarkable as is the thickness and weight of the wine’s texture. Mille e Una Notte is an all-Sicilian wine with an interesting Bordeaux slant. The tannins are firm but very well integrated.

Recommended. with very typical Nero d’Avola aromas and flavours that last and last

Editor’s choice; “Ruby colored and concentrated, this blend of Nero d’Avola (70%) and Cabernet Sauvignon sees 14 months of oak and is clean, refined and perfumed with berry fruit, earthy notes, smoke, vanilla, tobacco and tight tannins. Drink now with red meat.” – Monica Larner

“There’s always been debate over which international varieties blend best with Nero d’Avola and this wine proves that Cabernet Sauvignon makes an ideal partner. Earth and toasty with plum and prune, tobacco and dusty mineral tones, this is a spicy wine with tight tannins that drinks beautifully now.” – Monica Larner

“The 2004 Tancredi is a blend of 70% Nero d’Avola and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak is endowed with notable warmth and richness in its fruit. Herb, chocolate and toasted oak nuances also come to the forefront, adding further complexity. The Cabernet is very much felt in the structure and density of the wine. All of the wine’s elements come together in an engaging and utterly satisfying glass of wine. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2016.” – Antonio Galloni

“Nero d’Avola (70%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) complement themselves beautifully in this fresh, deeply concentrated wine from western Sicily. Tancredi’s sophisticated aromas include spice, blackberry and dried herbs. The wine has the elegance and complexity to stand up to elaborate meat dishes.” Monica Larner

“Bold blackcurrant – the 30% Cabernet Sauvignon in this blend certainly isn’t timid. Violets, black cherry, cedar, mint leaf. Firm structure but not aggressive – the equal of many a Médoc with a lingering mint and black fruit finish.” Richard Hemming