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Duca Enrico Nero d'Avola

Duca di Salaparuta

Sicilia · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Nero d'Avola
Country
Italy
Region
Sicilia
Appellation
Sicilia
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast beef · sophisticated meat dishes · roast lamb · Mediterranean cuisine

Rated vintages

  • 201094 pts

    Scents of ripe dark-skinned fruit, leather, carob, black culinary spice and Mediterranean herbs meld in the glass. The polished, structured palate includes juicy blackberry, ripe black cherry, ground pepper, licorice and exotic spice alongside velvety tannins that lend a smooth,…

  • 200890 pts

    This structured wine opens with an unusual blend of aromas that includes ripe black fruit, dill and chocolate. The palate offers velvety tannins and notes of tart blackberry, black cherry, fig and mature plum sprinkled with notes of cocoa.

  • 200690 pts

    A founding father of Sicily's quality wine tradition, the 2006 Duca Enrico is a plush and rich red with bold berry flavors and a spicy vegetal touch of green curry leaf. An icon of southern Italian wine, the wine is well suited to roast beef or sophisticated meat dishes.

  • 200491 pts

    Duca Enrico is one of Sicily's most celebrated expressions of Nero d'Avola with excellent complexity and compelling notes of licorice, black fruit and spice. It tastes clean and polished and ends on a cooling note of fresh acidity.