2011 Mille e Una Notte
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Nero d’Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah, ‘and other varieties’. Impenetrable crimson. Rich cassis and dark fruit and oak internationally packaged. Good balance and length, if a little anonymous. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2011 Mille e Una Notte is based on Nero d'Avola, although the wine sees smaller percentages of other grapes in supporting roles. This is a thick and darkly saturated expression with a bold flavor profile that reveals dark fruit, jammy blackberry, exotic spice and moist chewing tobacco. The 2011 vintage falls under the IGT Sicilia appellation (but newer vintages will be labeled under the Contessa Entellina appellation). The intensity of the bouquet is remarkable as is the thickness and weight of the wine's texture. Mille e Una Notte is an all-Sicilian wine with an interesting Bordeaux slant. The tannins are firm but very well integrated.