GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Torre Mora
Region: Sicily, Italy
Appellation: Etna Rosso DOC
Type: Dry red wine, non sparkling
Vintage: 2017
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: organic (not certified)
Grapes used: Nerello mascalese 95%, Nerello cappuccio 5%
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2017
Winemaking details: not communicated
Aging: 18 months under oak
Sugar level: low
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = wild strawberry, cherry, cinnamon, dried herbs, hints of leather, spicy notes, smoky notes
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium (soft and silky)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = wild strawberry, cherry, currant, cinnamon, dried herbs, hints of leather, spicy notes, smoky notes, mineral notes
- Other =
- Finish = Medium+
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10°C for up to 8-10 years
- Can gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 20 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Top-notch
- Comparison with same price competition = Top-notch
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = red meat, poultry, pork, pasta, plates with mushroom sauces, roasted hare, roasted pork, lamb
- Comments = I really liked this wine which offers a very good quality for a very small price. A wine all in relief and which expresses very well its volcanic soil. Many nuances and finesse are expressed in the glass while being quite expressive and offering a good length in the mouth. A very nice discovery that cannot disappoint and that I recommend without hesitation.
- Final Grade = B+
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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
