The cellar
Top-rated Nerello Cappuccio
The highest-rated Nerello Cappuccio bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.
Region by region
Where Nerello Cappuccio is made
1 regions, with their best Nerello Cappuccio bottles and the estates that make them.
4.8
Benanti Serra della Contessa
Benanti Viticoltori
4.5
Calabretta Etna Rosso
Azienda Vinicola Calabretta
4.4
Gulfi Reseca
Gulfi
4.1
Benanti Etna Rosso
Benanti Viticoltori
Producers Frank Cornelissen · Benanti Viticoltori · Passopisciaro (Vini Franchetti) · Tenuta delle Terre Nere · Azienda Vinicola Calabretta · Benanti Viticoltori · and 15 more
Wine and cheese
Cheese with Nerello Cappuccio
Maiorchino
Our pick Maiorchino is delicate for a pecorino when young and turns piquant, ageing from about 8 months to as long as 24. Etna Rosso crus bring firm tannin, high acidity and dark cherry depth, the structure for an old, sharp wheel.
Etna Rosso crus (firm tannin), Sicily: Benanti Serra della Contessa
Piacentinu Ennese
Our pick Black pepper and saffron run through Piacentinu's yellow paste. Etna Rosso from Nerello Mascalese is fresh and mineral, with red cherry fruit, fine tannin and high acidity, so it meets the spice without being flattened by it.
Etna Rosso, Sicily: Calabretta Etna Rosso
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