In the glass
Aroma: dark plum, black cherry, vanilla, cinnamon
Palate: dark fruit, chocolate, round tannin, warm spice
Valle dell'Acate's varietal Nero d'Avola shows the grape's fuller, warmer side: ripe dark fruit with vanilla-spice from French oak, round tannins and a warming Sicilian sun-drenched finish.
What it pairs with
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Braised beef with tomato
Full-bodied dark fruit and warm spice stand up to the richness of a slow braise. -
Grilled flank steak
Round tannins and dark cherry complement char-grilled beef. -
Aged caciocavallo
Vanilla oak notes and dark fruit pair well with the sharp saltiness of aged Sicilian cheese.
History
Tane is named in Sicilian dialect and represents Valle dell'Acate's fuller oak-aged expression of Nero d'Avola, showing the grape's capacity for richness and warmth when aged in French barriques.
- 2004 — First Tane Nero d'Avola produced with barrique aging
Facts
- Producer
- Valle dell'Acate
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola (100%)
- Classification
- Sicilia DOC
- Oak
- Aged in second-fill French barriques, 12 months
- ABV
- 14.0%
- Price
- EUR 16-24 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-10 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2004
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED