Sicily’s Donnafugata lately dropped two new wines and a daring new packaging that’s putting, even for the usually out-there vineyard. Each are constructed round nero d’avola, the defining purple varietal on the island.
2023 Donnafugata Sherazade DOC Assessment
100% nero d’avola, however you’d by no means comprehend it primarily based on the exuberantly fruity composition on show right here. Initially aggressively heavy with notes of currants and overripe cherries, the wine takes its time to discover a sense of steadiness — finally discovering some within the type of a contact of strawberry vinegar that provides a punchy acidity to the end. It’s surprisingly uncomplicated, although the looks of some dried flowers on the end at the very least trace at one thing extra. B / $20
2022 Donnafugata Floramundi DOCG Assessment
Dense in colour however mild on the palate, this roughly 70-30 mix of nero d’avola and frappato is vaguely merlot-like with its floral character and plummy, violet-laced palate. Notes of blueberries and blackberries construct on an effusive and somewhat rounded physique, and whereas gentle touches of anise add an earthy high quality, the wine stays gentle on its toes and finishes with notes of cherry and hints of vanilla — and latent hints of bay leaf. It’s a juicy wine however one which is rarely jammy, stored in steadiness by a well-designed however refined tannin construction. A- / $30
2022 Donnafugata Floramundi DOCG
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