Because Do Bianchi asked so nicely, I decided to say just a few words about the Sicilian wine I recently drank that had the Vino-seal closure. I usually try to steer clear of reviewing wine, but here goes.Cusumano's 2007 Nero d'avola (the most widely planted of Sicily's indigenous red varietals), is a fruit driven, surprisingly high alcohol wine with a distinct Mediterranean character. Dark cherries and damsons abound, buoyed by a bright acidity. The pleasant spicy-plum finish is ample consolation for the fact that the wine is a tad unbalanced (due to the heat at the end.)
All in all, this offering of Nero d'avola was very entertaining because of it's unique closure, and was eminently quaffable because of the high standard of winemaking .
I hope the next bottle will be just as enjoyable. Never buy just one.
6 comments:
I see your label mentions damson jam...more like mine than yours I hope!
Your damson jam won, hands down!
From the italian tasting I just went to the Avola grape is fantastic
It was a very nice wine, a little hot for food, but very enjoyable none the less.
Thanks for the shout out. :-)
Nero d'Avola (literally, the black, i.e., red, grape from the village of Avola, pronounced AH-voh-lah) finds its greatest expression (in my opinion) in Cerasuolo di Vittora, where it is blended with another indigenous Sicilian grape, Frappato.
Please look for Occhipinti (in my opinion, one of the coolest producers) and Cos (the great master of Nero d'Avola). Biondi's Outis is also very nice, Benanti excellent but too expensive.
My 2 cents...
Do: Thanks for your 2 cents. Will try to find those wines.
My brother and I have always loved Italian wines.
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