
Nerello Mascalese
Learn about Nerello Mascalese — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Towering at some of the highest vineyard altitudes in all of Europe—up to 3,300 feet—Nerello Mascalese is one of Sicily’s noble red varieties. It makes a beautifully aromatic, firm, cellar-worthy but pale-hued red, often comparable to a fine Burgundy or Barbaresco. Nerello Mascalese, traditionally trained as bush-vines, makes its home on the extensively variable volcanic soils of the slopes of Mt. Etna.
Tasting Notes for Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Mascalese is a dry, red wine with a medium body, sleek tannins and a lively acidity. This wine is full of pleasing aromas, such as wild berry, balsamic, sweet tobacco, nutmeg, violet, rose and flint. On the palate it brings a fascinating array of flavors: red plum, orange peel, strawberry, spice and mint or camphor.
Perfect Food Pairings for Nerello Mascalese
This wine makes a perfect companion to Pasta alla Norma, Spaghetti Carbonara, roasted quail, seared tuna and caponata.
Sommelier Secrets for Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Mascalese takes its name from the black color of its grapes, nerello, and the Mascali plain between Mt. Etna and the coast where it is believed to have originated.
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Tornatore Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Alta Mora Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Tasca d'Almerita Sicilia Tascante Ghiaia Nera 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Cottanera Etna Barbazzale Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Passopisciaro Contrada G 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Donnafugata Sul Vulcano Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Tascante Ghiaia Nera 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Pietradolce Contrada Rampante Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Murgo Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Passopisciaro Passorosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Planeta Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Podere Giodo Alberelli di Giodo 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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IDDA Etna Rosso 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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Passopisciaro Contrada P 2017Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
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