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Torre dei Venti Nero d'Avola

Fazio

Erice · Italy

Fact sheet

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

Food pairing

grilled meats · pasta with red sauce · pizza · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201386 pts

    This easygoing red offers aromas of wild berry, violet and a whiff of clove. The juicy, simple palate doles out ripe blackberry, Morello cherry and a hint of baking spice alongside soft, fleeting tannins.

  • 201287 pts

    Pretty aromas suggest ripe berry, spiced plum and a bit of eucalyptus. The polished palate offers mature blackberry and cinnamon alongside smooth but rather fleeting tannins.

  • 200987 pts

    There's a jammy, sun-ripened note of strawberry or blackberry jam, but also soft layers of chocolate fudge and savory spice at the back of this Sicilian red. The mouthfeel is smooth and velvety.

  • 200587 pts

    Fazio makes the best of hot climate growing conditions and presents a well-composed Nero d'Avola that is enhanced by aromas of red apple, cassis, pomegranate and black cherry. There's good intensity here and some sweetness, although the mouthfeel is in no way heavy or thick.