Feudo Arancio Rosso Sicilia Riserva 2020

It’s almost pointless trying to guess the grape varieties employed in this well-aged red from Siciily, but I suspect that the island’s number one red grape, Nero d’Avola, plays a reasonable role. There are some delightful, ripe plum, black cherries and warm-hearted spices on show which seem pure nero.  Whatever the blend, it boasts a serious backbone of tannin and acid which has clearly had a part to play in its ageing – it has aged particularly well with no obvious browning or over-development. Indeed, the palate is bright and clean in fine tannins and acidity. Fruit is still very much evident with plum and black cherry joined by chocolate, spice, liquorice, bay leaf and woodsmoke. It has “drink me” written all over it now, but could have an extra odd year of cellaring.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic