Monday, 27 March 2017

Tenuta Rapitalà Nero d’Avola

From - Sicily, It.
Grape - Nero d'Avola
Alcohol - 13.5% abv
Available from - Waitrose
Price - £8.99 (but £6.74 at the time of writing)

Appearance - Clear, medium intensity, ruby

Nose - Clean, medium+ intensity, red fruits of cherry, plum.

Palate - Dry, medium+ acid, medium+ tannin, medium+ body, medium+ tannin, medium+ intensity.  Long. Red fruit of cherry, plum and raspberry.  Black fruit of blackberry.  Pungent spice of black pepper.

Very good quality.  Drink now, but could age.

Recommended by a colleague, I was very taken by the smoothness and quality of this wine.  It is extremely good for the price, and is a cut above most at that price level, I think.







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