Barone Di Villagrande Contrada Villagrande 2017
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- Drink by: 2023-2030
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Barone Di Villagrande has been making wine since 1727. These are artisanal wines working with gravity fed processes with sustainability in mind. The 2017 Etna Rosso Cru ‘Contrada Villagrande’ is made up of 80% Nerello Mascalese and 20% of both Nerello Cappuccio and Mantellato. The wine’s aromatics are chiefly of Mount Etna first and foremost, smoky black igneous volcanic rocks lend way to black dried cherries, plum skin and blackberries followed by dried licorice root, black vinegar and wood ear mushroom. Elevated acidity drives forward with grainy tannins that sit upfront and what is left is a savoury rye bread crust and black tea. A wine with huge intrigue, complexity and utter enjoyment. Drink with charred skin duck breast or a masterstock chicken. Superb.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
