Mandrarossa, Timperosse, Terre Siciliane IGT

This Petit Verdot was so enjoyable, with bright red berry fruits, spices, a lovely silky mouthfeel and a long tangy redcurrant finish.

To soup on chantarelles and meat. Pleasant, fruits, darkbrrries… Buy some bottles more…

Till pasta därmed basta

Brickred, smooth, easy to drink even without food.

Great wine, smooth already. Fruit. Let it mature further

Tasted on private tour with members of Three Borders Wine Group (Hampshire UK), tour facilitated and led by Tim Syrad of Tim Syrad Wine Tours. Timperosse is the place where the vines are grown. The grape is petit verdot. C: Mediu cherry. N: Subtle, green pepper, herbs. P: Soft, medium bodied, quite chewy. Good.

Bright purple and garnet 13.5% Medium body and medium tannin, not as full body as expected. Some spice and herbs in nose and good acidity, and red friut on palate.

Light red, redcurrants. A bit stiffy, should mature!

Drinking with friends V - Italy (Misano) : Rubino pieno Olfatto variegato di fiori e frutti rossi, sentori speziati di pepe ed una nota di acido lattico. Il pepe ritorna al palato, per un assaggio ben equilibrato, fresco e vibrante. Chiude su note di noce.

100% Petit Verdot from vineyards in the Contrada Timperosse of Menfi on south facing hills at 100-250 m with medium textured sandy soils. 4-6 day maceration. Fermentation and aging in steel tanks for 4 months, plus 2 months in bottle. 13% Abv. Bottled by Cantine Settesoli in Menfi. Mandrarossa: founded in 1999 after more than 20 years of studying the terroirs. Winemaker: Mimmo De Gregorio Agronomist: Filippo Buttafuoco Consulting Enologist: Alberto Antonini Consulting Geologist: Pedro Parra A(ccuracy)=2: Med limpid cherry/ruby. …

Una curiosità, un petit verdot vinificato in purezza in acciaio e coltivato nella stupenda Sicilia. Vino dal colore rubino intenso, al naso un'esplosione di profumi, un campo pieno di viole, fragoline di bosco, lamponi, ciliegia sotto spirito, erbette aromatiche infine le spezie come pepe nero e ginepro. In bocca la sorpresa, è un vino di corpo, rotondo, ti avvolge la bocca, un velluto, caldo (13.5°), fresco+, poco tannico, sapido-. Ottimo risultato, vino fresco, profumato e speziato davvero piacevole dal basso …

Langer Abgang, viel Sauerkirsche.Wird zugänglich.Noch ein Jahr liegen lassen oder dekantieren. Aber austrinken.

Medium dark cherry red color; fresh, charcoal, tart red berry nose; fresh, charcoal, tart red berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points