GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Torre Mora
Region: Sicily, Italy
Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC
Type: Dry red wine, non sparkling
Vintage: 2016
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: organic (not certified)
Grapes used: nerello mascalese 95%, nerello cappuccio 5%
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2016
Winemaking details: not communicated
Aging: 18 months under oak
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby (with garnet hue)
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Cherry, Rapsberry, cocoa, coffee, earthy notes, mineral notes, dried herbs
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (silky)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Cherry, Rapsberry, cocoa, coffee, earthy notes, mineral notes, dried herbs
- Other = beautiful overall balance
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10°C for up to 15-20 years
- Will gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 45 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Very good
- Comparison with same price competition = Very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = red meat, roasted hare, roasted pork, lamb, grilled meat, beef stew
- Comments = This wine is close to perfection thanks to its finesse, elegance and overall balance. Tannins, acidity, aromas, all elements are precise and well balanced. This creates a very beautiful wine on the palate and a complex finish. This wine is well worth its price!
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
