Winery - Donnafugata
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With its soft stalky fruit and red fruit flavors, this wine is easy, chunky and juicy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ruby colored and concentrated, this blend of Nero d’Avola (70%) and Cabernet Sauvignon sees 14 months of oak and is clean, refined and perfumed with berry fruit, earthy notes, smoke, vanilla, tobacco and tight tannins. Drink now with red meat. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This blend of local varieties Ansonica and Catarratto is open and soft, with full melon aromas preceding flavors of apple, cinnamon and baking spices. The finish is soft, almost to the point of mushy, but not quite. An interesting wine to drink this year; don’t sit on this one.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The color and bouquet alone denote an elaborate winemaking style with generous vanilla, pineapple, peach and melted butter on the nose. It’s fleshy and creamy in the mouth with satisfying length. This is a 50-50 Ansonica-Chardonnay blend that sees oak. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There’s always been debate over which international varieties blend best with Nero d’Avola and this wine proves that Cabernet Sauvignon makes an ideal partner. Earth and toasty with plum and prune, tobacco and dusty mineral tones, this is a spicy wine with tight tannins that drinks beautifully now. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pear, stone fruit and honeysuckle emerge from the nose of this luminous blend of two native Sicilian grapes: Ansonica and Catarratto. The wine offers elegance and simplicity, especially in the mouth, where it boasts a round and creamy personality.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Chiarandà is a sophisticated and slightly toasty blend of Ansonica and Chardonnay with aromas of ripe peach, pear, Golden Delicious apple, honey and almond butter. It has a soft, creamy consistency and lingering tones of spice and caramel. Pair it with shellfish or risotto with prawns.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a very friendly and approachable Ansonica-Catarratto blend fermented in stainless steel with pretty, feminine aromas of white flowers, white stone and a light touch of peach. Lavender-like flavors appear in the mouth with a crisp close. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a Nero d’Avola (with a small percentage of mystery grapes) that delivers the goods year after year: cinnamon, vanilla bean, pine nut, curry spice and leather round off a deeply concentrated and layered wine that sees 16 months of new French oak. Flavors are reminiscent of Indian spice and turmeric with tight, dusty tannins. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sicilians are notorious for an insatiable sweet tooth and a talent for making dessert wines: Hands down, the best of the best is Ben Ryé. The aromatic layers are infinite: maple syrup, orange zest, almond paste, dried banana and crème caramel. This amber-colored dessert wine is dessert on its own. Imported by William Grant & Sons, Inc.
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