Nerello Mascalese 2023

Ripe cherry
Raspberry
White pepper

Ripe cherry, raspberry and white pepper, with a little smoky spice. It feels generous and juicy, with a soft grip and freshness woven into the fruit. A red to open when the conversation is flowing and nobody is watching the clock.

You'll notice the juicy cherries and the gentle peppery spice.

If you like juicy reds with ripe fruit and soft tannins, start here.

The grapes are cooled before fermentation; the wine then matures in French oak barrels.

€22.50

Quantity

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Pork chops with rosemary potatoes

Juicy fruit and ripe tannins suit the browned meat.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Aubergine and tomato pasta

The generous fruit fits the sauce while the soft grip suits the aubergine.

FOR SHARING

Roast duck with cherry sauce

Ripe cherry flavours echo the sauce and the tannins balance the duck.

Also good

Try roast peppers with lentils; the juicy cherry fruit fits the sweet peppers and gentle grip suits the lentils.

Skip

Very sour pickles would flatten the ripe cherry fruit.

Serve at

16–18 °C

The producer

Feudo Arancio: two Sicilian estates, a wide view of the island

Feudo Arancio explores Sicily through two estates, at Sambuca di Sicilia and Acate. Nero d’Avola and Grillo grow alongside international varieties, giving the winery different ways to express the island. Its scale supports practical environmental work too: green manure in the vineyards, water reuse, careful irrigation and solar energy, alongside a cellar that uses both steel and wood.

Estates: Sambuca di Sicilia and Acate, Sicily
Grapes / sourcing: Nero d’Avola, Grillo, Syrah and Chardonnay
Farming: Green manure and mating disruption for moth control
Winemaking: Stainless steel and wood, chosen for each wine
Water: Water reuse and subsurface drip irrigation
Energy: Photovoltaic panels