Normanno Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Ciello Rosso 2021
Normanno Terre Siciliane Nero d'Avola Ciello Rosso 2021
The Normanno estate is in the town of Marsala on the westernmost spit of Sicilian land. This is a region famous for the fortified wine named after the town since the early eighteenth century, and for producing an enormous quantity of factory-issue bulk wine. The Ciello – named for Cielo of Alcamo, a Sicilian poet who was among the leading lights of Palermo’s extended golden age – is an effort to change what western Sicily is famous for. The winemakers farm organically and use a “pied de cuve” method to ferment to avoid store-bought yeast, despite the large volume of wine they make. For this red wine, the Vesco family farms Sicily’s favorite Nero d’Avola. Their aim is to make a high quality, low-intervention wine at an accessible price. We think they nailed it. The aromas bring to mind a mid-summer trip to the berry patch and sticky fingers: ripe plum, currants, raspberry fruit leather, blueberries and sun-dried herbs. The palate tastes like all those berries were stewed into a pie, full bodied and satisfying with a juicy, clean finish. There’s a lot to love in this late summer quaffer. Try it with cassoulet, ragu and other full-bodied Mediterranean fare.
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