La Bacca Nerello Mascalese
750 ml Nerello Mascalese Sicily, Italy non-vintage
La Bacca Nerello Mascalese is a dry, medium-bodied red from Nerello Mascalese (Sicily, Italy), in the medium, savoury reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is little. Good with pizza, tuna, roast pork, bolognese.
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Ake & Humphris
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£12.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.45
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Nerello Mascalese prior
body
3 / 5
medium
Nerello Mascalese prior
tannin
4 / 5
firm
Nerello Mascalese prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Nerello Mascalese prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Nerello Mascalese prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Medium, savoury reds
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Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
Sicily · Sicily · Italy
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Grapes
Nerello Mascalese
lexicon
ABV
13%
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
merchant + inferred
Merchant says
Perfect with Pizza and your favourite boxset binge-watch.
merchant description
About Nerello Mascalese
Typical aromas: red cherry, strawberry, dried herbs, smoke, volcanic minerality. Serve at 15–17 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Nerello Mascalese · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia Nerello Mascalese | £16.00 | |||
| Frank Cornelissen Susucaru Rosso 2024 Frank Cornelissen · Sicily | £22.94 | |||
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Merchant's description
Nerello Mascalese is arguably Sicily's finest red variety, this is a great introduction to the grape. Vibrant, youthful with bags of cherry fruit in a juicier, less structured style than most Sicilian reds. Perfect with Pizza and your favourite boxset binge-watch.
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