Italy

Etna

Medium

Cork

Balsamic herbs and floral overtones mingle with sour cherry, raspberry and pomegranate scents. In the mouth it has nice texture and a bright line of acidity, carrying blood orange, lime zest, pomegranate and red cherry. There's a ferrous touch in the middle, and the dusty tannins creep in towards the finish, emphasising the wood that still needs to integrate and making it feel a bit drying. But there's lovely balance and delicacy, and all it needs is more time. Vasadonna is the resurrected label of second-generation winemaker Giorgio Mannino's 19th century ancestors. This modern version is a selection of pre-phylloxera vines, aged for 24 months in tonneaux then a short passage in stainless steel before bottling.

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Tenute Mannino, Vasadonna Prefillossera, Etna, Sicily, Italy, 2019

Balsamic herbs and floral overtones mingle with sour cherry, raspberry and pomegranate scents. In the mouth it has nice texture 

Tenute Mannino, Vasadonna Prefillossera, Etna, Sicily, 2019

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