Gulfi

A wonderful introduction to the world of Gulfi: precise aromas of red sour cherries, stone minerals and aromatic herbs. Fresh and juicy, with a delicate spicy note and a refreshing aftertaste in the long finish. A charming, medium-bodied wine with a harmonious taste and a wonderful drinking flow. SUPERIORE.DE

"Almost like a sour cherry juice in the fragrance, light sweetness in the beginning, then an ancient tannin with a slightly greenish background, fresh acidity, but the intense fruit keeps the whole in balance and gives the wine an animating charisma." Falstaff

Sweet cherries, dried flowers, liquorice and spices in the bouquet. Also on the palate the elegant style continues with silky tannin and restraint in all components. A rather slim red with all the advantages of the volcanic terroir of Etna. SUPERIORE.DE

"Vivid red. Fresh spice-and floral-accented aromas of strawberry and cola, with a flinty topnote. Smooth and expressive on the palate, offering sweet if not especially dense red and dark cherry flavors complicated by a touch of cumin and mint. Polished tannins provide support on the fresh, brisk, lovely finish. Like the 2011 Reseca, this is not a monster of concentration." Antonio Galloni

Dark colour, beautiful bouquet of Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes, ripe, fruity morello cherry, rich in silky tannins, the magnificent Nero d'Avola site wine Neromaccarj. SUPERIORE.DE

"From a low-altitude, sea-facing vineyard site, the 2016 NeroMàccarj shows the ripe and succulent side of Nero d'Avola. The wine opens to an inky dark appearance with aromas that are thick and broad, creating a tall wall of plummy black fruit. The wine is very immediate and impactful, and you don't need to do too much digging before you recognize all those broad-brush aromas on the bouquet. That bitterness that you sometimes get in the NeroSanloré does not appear here. Some 6,500 bottles were released." Robert Parker

"Deep ruby. Amazing floral and spicy nose of black fruit, herbs and grilled steak. Then rich and tactile, but vibrant and energetic, with well delineated flavors similar to the aromas. Finishes long with mounting but relatively polished tannic bite." Vinous

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

"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