Professional Ratings

• 94 James Suckling
  A Sicilian red with tension and structure. Blackberry, walnut and violet aromas and flavors with hints of sandalwood. Full body, firm tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Impressive now but better in a year or two. Serious. Big improvement in quality.
• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  When I search for an everyday red wine value, my notes often land me in Sicily. The 2013 Fuedo Maccari Saia drinks swimmingly well. The wine shows red and black fruits, dried leaves and savory spices, and just enough tannins to add a nice edge to the finish. Drinks well now with rosemary-accented pork tenderloin. (Tasted: September 12, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
• 91 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2013 Sicilia Saia offers dark cherry and dried blackberry with a good amount of spice, leather and tar at the back. This is a full and complete expression of Nero d'Avola that exhibits the soft and sophisticated side of the grape. The wine is aged in oak for 14 months and both its structure and persistence are well evident as a result.
• 91 Wine & Spirits
  Antonio Moretti, owner of Tenuta Setti Ponti in Tuscany, began buying vineyard land in Sicily in 2000. He now owns close to 620 acres near the island’s southern tip, in the region of Noto. The 2013 Saia, from alberello-trained vines, is dark and earthy, with notes of tobacco and damp leaves swirling through flavors of black and red berries. Mineral tones add to the grippy structure, and it finishes warm and spicy, ready for braised lamb shanks.
• 90 Wine Enthusiast
  Toast, espresso, black plum and leather aromas open up in the nose. The round, juicy palate delivers ripe black cherry, blackberry, dark cooking spice and a gamy note alongside fine-grained tannins that give it a firm finish.
• 90 Wine Spectator
  Medium-bodied and stylish, with fine-grained tannins married to a rich palate of chocolate pudding, crème de cassis, dried marjoram and graphite notes. Lightly grippy, but refined overall. Nero d'Avola. Drink now through 2023.