Mount Horrocks Nero d'Avola 2023 14% 750ml

Mount Horrocks Nero d'Avola 2023 14% 750ml

TASTING NOTES

APPEARANCE

Medium-deep bright purple in the glass

AROMA

Appealing aromas of ripe plum and fragrant spice.

PALATE

Juicy, generous raspberry and plum, crunchy cranberry notes, herb and vanilla pod, with a hint of cedar oak. Lively acidity and fine tannins round out a truly delicious wine.

WINEMAKERS COMMENTS

Inspired by the wines of Sicily, Stephanie planted Mount Horrocks’ Nero d’Avola vineyard in 2007.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

Cellar to medium term.

VINIFICATION

The grapes are harvested by hand, then cold-soaked prior to a nine day ferment. Daily plunging ensures ideal extraction until the wine is racked. Less new oak is used to maintain its juicy palate.

MATURATION

French oak barriques (20% new) for twelve months maturation prior to bottling

GRAPE VARIETY

Nero d'Avola

Reviews:

Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 92 Pts

Such an affable wine. Flavours pop raspberry, sweet spice, rust, peppercorns and cream. Juicy at heart and to a tee but with savoury inputs. Drinking this is a pleasure. The only real question I’d guess is price.

Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion - 91 Pts

This has hang time and persistence, but, geez, it leans into its red berry fruitiness and sweetness, almost cloying in a way, and soft in texture overall. Sure, it hits a lot of markers for the variety, so that is very positive, and the overt nature is somewhat a conversation piece when considering broader appeal. Perhaps some crunch and tannin missing from fine-tuning the bouncy offering. Still, pleasure here.