Duca Di Castelmonte Centare - tasted on 21/12/05

Tasting Date: 21st Dec, 2005.
Venue: Home, wine bought from PNS Price: $69
Name of Wine: Duca Di Castelmonte Centare Nero d'Avola IGT
Vintage: 2002
Region: Sicily
Country: Italy
Producer: C.P.C. Sp.A - Marsala-Halia
Alcohol: 13%


The wine is clear, deep garnet colored, with a pink rim, & a few legs. It gives nose of clean, medium-intensity, youthful fruity, sour cherry, red cherries aroma, with a hint of mineral & farmyard, asparagus. Off-dry, medium acidity, low-medium tannins, with medium intensity & medium-bodied. Red cherries, sour cherries, some oak, dried fruit flavours & tea leaves. Low alcohol, short length. It is acceptable & is ready to drink now.