Name Siccagno nero d'avola
Vintage 2005
Producer Azienda agricola Arianna Occhipinti
Appelation Sicilia IGT
Grapes Nero d'Avola
Alc./vol. 13%
Other info Unsulphured.
Price 224,90 Nok.


Tasting notes

Deep blue-red colour. Nose shows dark berries, some sweet vanilla-like note, yeast and citrus. Fullbodied wine in the mouth. Fruity. Much concentration. Typical nero d'avola. Lot of dark berries, but seems simpler than the Frappato. Also some yeast-notes showing. A little florality with air. Fine acidity and quite a lot of tannins in the back. Structure seems fine. Young, needs time. Will it develop?? I think so, but only time will tell.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: March-07


This was a typical slightly monolithic nero d'avola, but with fine hints from the soil and again very purely made. Blue-red colour. Fruity nose. Hints of dark berries, vanilla. With air shows a typical medicinal character and also ash form the soil. Fullbodied wine in the mouth. Almost fat fruit in the front. Young and concentrated. A little closed at first, but opens up with an hour or two in the carafe. Shows more minerality. Medium acidity and showing some young tannins in the end. This needs a few more years in the cellar to develop.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: June-07

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