Cantine Francesco Minini
Nero d'Avola
Sicily
Verolanuova, Italy
2007
13.5%
$12.99 -- Wine Pro, Paducah, KY
Color: Dark garnet
Nose: Roasted Fruit-Roll-Up-stuffed mushroom
Body: Medium to full
Front: Roasted plum
Middle: Rosemary
Back: Black currant jam
Burns clean?: Yes
Cap: Plastic pseudo cork
This is a lovely wine, fruit-rich and great with food. It's not many-layered, but it's a crowd-pleaser, with some interesting earthy dimensionality. It's certainly easy on the tannins, so I'd be surprised if it will age much; it was an excellent match with pizza tonight.
