Donnafugata Mille e Una Notte (Contessa Entellina)

Fact sheet

Type

Other

Grape

Nero d'Avola

Country

Italy

Region

Contessa Entellina

Appellation

Contessa Entellina

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Tannin

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201192 pts

  Aromas of French oak, mature black-skinned fruit, espresso and a hint of blue flower lead the nose on this structured red. The generous palate doles out juicy black cherry, blackberry, ground pepper and licorice while velvety tannins provide smooth, seamless support. Drink throu…

• 200891 pts

  This concentrated blend of Nero d'Avola and other grapes opens with aromas of earth, game, underbrush and mature black fruit. The dense palate offers velvety tannins and doles out juicy black cherry flavor layered with fig, chocolate, white pepper, carob and mint.

• 200793 pts

  Mille e Una Notte is one of a handful of wines that defines the very best of Sicilian enology. Dark, luscious and penetrating, this sophisticated red blend shows deep layers of chocolate, cherry liqueur, dried sage, tobacco and leather. It's soft and silky rich on the long, deli…

• 200693 pts

  One of the best wines made on the beautiful island of Sicily, Donnafugata's Mille e Una Notte exhibits gorgeous smoothness in the mouth and exceedingly rich aromas of black currants, chocolate, spice and tobacco. Under all that are notes of toasted almond and pistachio that are…

• 200592 pts

  Mille e Una Notte is a modern, thickly extracted Nero d'Avola-based red wine with elegant tones of blackberry, plum, spice, vanilla and clove. Its long finish ends with chewy tannins and excellent succulence. Donnafugata recently completed an ambitious Bordeaux-style underground…

• 200492 pts

  Always a top shelf ruby red from Sicily, this vintage of Mille e Una Notte shows more spice and mature fruit, backed by black olive and almond. The tannins here have a touch more astringency and grit but this thickly extracted wine ends with soft, yielding succulence and gorgeou…