Gulfi

Pale pink. Smells fine of strawberries and herbs, on the palate again herbs and an interesting cherry note. Juicy and engaging the overall impression. SUPERIORE.DE

"Fresh aromas of red cherries and brambleberries with a hint of ash. Medium-bodied with clean, balanced acidity and a crisp finish, leaving a long, peach-skin aftertaste. Sprightly and delicious." James Suckling

Valcanzjria is a cuvée of Chardonnay, Carricante and Albanello. Scented with a fine fresh oxidative note of white flowers and lime, full-bodied and fresh on the palate. The attentive taster will find the terroir-typical traces of flintstone. SUPERIORE.DE

Applause deserves the Carjcanti from own vineyards of the Etna. Yellow, with green reflexes. The bouquet reminds of apple, pineapple, brown butter and cinnamon, very aromatic at the palate, long. SUPERIORE.DE

"Smells like fruit cocktail with pears, pineapple, green melon and some fruit candy and honey. Fresh and tight on the palate with bright, zesty lemon and fresh-pineapple flavors and a touch of bitter grapefruit on the long, tight and fresh finish. Delicious carricante, keeping the interest level high throughout." James Suckling

Sweet cherries, dried flowers, liquorice and spices on the nose. The elegant style continues on the palate with silky tannins and restraint in all components. A medium-bodied, prancing red with all the advantages of the volcanic terroir from Etna. SUPERIORE.DE

"Deep crimson. Lifted strawberry nose and refreshing raspberry fruit. Richly tannic but fits the concentrated fruit like a glove. Very young and firm and long." Jancis Robinson

"Notes of berries, cherries and hints of dried spice. Medium-bodied, tight palate and a medium, fruity finish. Pleasant nucleus of fruit, but slightly restrained now. Interesting red from nerello mascalese." James Suckling

Nerobafaleffj is a very unusual wine for Sicily. It offers an aromatic intensity not found anywhere else in southern Italy. The bouquet is explosive with strong cherries, dried blackberries, tobacco and spices. Subtle hints of cinnamon and crushed carnation. An exotic red of high concentration and power with a wonderfully complex, long finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"The 2016 NeroBufaleffj is a bit tighter and greener perhaps compared to the other two single-vineyard expressions of Nero d'Avola I tasted from Gulfi in this flight. This is a mid-weight wine with bright cherry, sour plum, wet earth and grilled aromas of Sicilian herb or wild fennel and caper seed. The Bufaleffi growing site shows mixed soils, and you get some rusty nail and crushed limestone here as well. Some 6,500 bottles were made." Robert Parker

"Luminous deep red. Aromas of red cherry, minerals, Oriental spices and vanilla on the refined nose. Then luscious, rich, deep and multilayered with spices, herbs and aromatic oak notes dominating the underlying red and spicy flavors beneath. Finishes long but with less than the usual nectar-like quality that typifies this cru; undoubtedly, a much more elegant version of Nerobufaleffj, a wine that often reaches Amarone-like levels of richness and lusciousness. This very young wine is a potential knockout; still brooding and folded upon itself; it’s a beauty that requires time in your cellar, and watch it develop into something special." Vinous

An exceptionally characterful and powerful Nero d'Avola is the Nerosanloré. From a beautiful vineyard in Pacchino, the area of origin of the famous vine. Mineral, vital, ripe, elegant, long finish. SUPERIORE.DE

"Lots of redcurrants here on the nose, as well as a hint of chocolate and turkish delight. Full-bodied and very silky with well integrated tannins and a burst of fresh pomegranate and mineral on the finish. Complexity." James Suckling

"Luminous red. Precise, brooding aromas of ripe red cherry, flint, orange rind, cinnamon, lavender and violet, complicated by iodine and earth. Silky and sappy with refined but very concentrated extract, this smothers the taste buds but stays vibrant and not at all heavy, offering lovely definition and lift to the red cherry, raspberry, floral and mineral flavors. Finishes extremely deep and long, with ultra-suave tannins, mesmerizing inner-mouth perfume and extreme refinement; very Barolo-like. A lovely multilayered wine showcasing the elegant side of Nero d’Avola that very few producers ever manage to showcase." Vinous