2020 Contrada Sciaranuova
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Passopisciaro's Sciaranuova contrada gives life to a wine with length and depth with a nose of cherries, strawberries, rhubarb, bricks and gunpowder, but also hints of fennel and wild mint. Berries, bitten lip and sour plum skin plus some spicy peppery heat amped up by alcohol results in a welcoming, floral warmth.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2020 Contrada Sciaranuova (S) is deeply alluring, almost sultry, with an herbal tinged to its bright cherry-berry bouquet, along with hints of animal muskiness that keep me at the edge of the glass. The earth-inspired mix continues on the palate, yet blends with exotic inner florals, citrus-tinged red fruits and energizing acidity. There’s simply so much going on here, and yet the balance is perfect, as the 2020 tapers off lightly structured with a burst of inner sweetness and hints of salted licorice that linger. Wow. While this will age evenly, it’s also worth checking in on early to enjoy its primary nature. The vines of Sciara Nuova grow at 850 meters in soils of volcanic gravel.
About the producer
Tenuta di Passopisciaro is the Etna estate owned by Andrea Franchetti, one of Italy’s pioneering winemakers who founded the Super Tuscan estate Tenuta di Trinoro, before becoming instrumental in Mount Etna’s wine renaissance with his Passopisciaro estate.