2019 Vini Franchetti Passopisciaro Contrada Sciaranuova Terre Siciliane
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The Vini Franchetti 2019 Contrada S (with fruit from 80-year-old vines in the Contrada Sciaranuova at 850 meters in elevation) is floral and bright with a bouquet of red roses and pressed violets. There are hints of white peppercorn and volcanic ash. The wine sports a mid-weight mouthfeel with polished tannins. It still has room to flesh out with more bottle age. Exactly 2,790 bottles were made.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Nosing the 2019 Contrada Sciaranuova (S) is a total pleasure. Masses of rose petals, sour cherries, tangerine, cedar and smoke form its wonderfully perfumed bouquet. This is seamlessly silky without any hard edges, displaying a harmonious mix of ripe red fruits and sweet inner spice. It finishes structured, remarkably long, but also fresh, leaving the palate with a youthful concentration, but also residual acids that maintain a juicy persona. The 2019 is a stunning rendition of Sciaranuova.
100% Nerello Mascalese grown in Contrada Sciarenuova at 850 m above sea level. Fermentation in stainless steel with a total skin-contact time of 15 days. MLF and ageing for 18 months in large oak casks. Just mid ruby. Iron and raspberry. A sense of depth and richness on the nose but still a little subdued. A hint of oak. Mouth-watering raspberry fruit palate but not tart. A firm layer of fine-grained tannin. Very elegant, yet gripping and layered. (WS)
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.