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Scurati Nero d'Avola

Terre Siciliane · Italy

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roasted meats · lamb · spicy dishes · aged cheeses

201588 pts

Made entirely from Nero d'Avola, this opens with ripe black-skinned fruit, cooking spice and Mediterranean scrub aromas. Dense blackberry jam, carob and anise flavors mark the palate, where they're underscored by supple tannins. Drink through 2020.
201488 pts

Aromas of mature black-skinned fruit, dark spice and game come together in the glass. On the palate, notes of ground pepper and anise accent a core of dried black cherry while dusty tannins give it a firm finish. Drink soon.
201388 pts

A fruit fragrance of raspberry jam and black cherry follows through to the dense, juicy palate along with blackberry, cranberry and a hint of carob. Round tannins hold up the succulent fruit. Enjoy soon.
201087 pts

Scurati Nero d'Avola delivers easy tones of red fruit and cherry, with slight shadings of tobacco and wet earth. There is an herbal note as well, and the mouthfeel is vibrant and fresh.
200887 pts

Scurati is a balanced and firm wine with a bright, almost crunchy quality to the fruit and easy notes of leather and spice on the close. Pair it with barbecued grilled sausages or hamburgers.
200787 pts

This Nero d'Avola opens with a bright note of forest berry or bramble and continues with solid consistency and plush density. The tannins are polished and tight and the wine would pair with roasted chicken or pork.