Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus 2014

Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus 2014

HK$ 190.00
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Sicily - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

16 - 18°C.

Decanting time:

1 Hour

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus 2014
Once the “ugly duckling” among vines, now the Nero d’Avola is an elegant swan, soft and sinuous. This creative experiment of Tasca d’Almerita winery confirm it, and Nero d’Avola conjugated with Cabernet Sauvignon give birth to an admirable and enchanting wine, the latest blossom in the Tasca garden. The swan that Wagner saw at Villa Tasca and which ordained the birth of Parsifal. A swan that is young, pure, enchanted, and ultra-modern.

Colour

Intense ruby red.

Bouquet

Red berries, mulberrry, sour cheery, vanilla, coffee powder, eucaliptus leaves and tobacco.

Flavour

Rich intense, velvety tannins.

Pairing

Pasta
Meat
Game
Cheese

Features

Name Tasca d'Almerita Cygnus 2014
Type Red still
Classification IGT Sicilia
Year 2014
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.00% by volume
Grape varieties 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 60% Nero d'Avola
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Origin Regaleali Estate - Palermo - Sicily.
Cultivation system Espalier
No. plants per hectare 5000
Yield per hectare 5t
Fermentation temperature 26-28°C.
Fermentation period 14 days.
Production technique Traditional in red, skin maceration
Ageing 14 months in French oak (Allier and Tronçais) 225 litres barrels 30% new and 70% second passage, 4 months in bottle.
Total acidity 5.20 gr/L
pH 3.82
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Vintage

Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2014
xtraWine
89/100 
2014
James Suckling
91/100 
2018
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2016
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2015
Robert Parker
89/100 
2013
Robert Parker
91/100 
2012
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2011
Wine Spectator
89/100 
2011
Gambero Rosso
 
3 red glasses - Absolutely superb. Only 305 out of 18000. 2010
Vinous
89/100 
2010
Robert Parker
90/100 
2008
Gambero Rosso
 
2 red glasses - An excellent wine that has reached the final tasting 2007
Robert Parker
91/100 
2007
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2007
Robert Parker
91/100 
2006
Wine Spectator
87/100 
2006
Tasca d'Almerita
From this winery:

The History It was 1830 when brothers Lucio and Carmelo Mastrogiovanni Tasca bought the former stronghold of Regaleali, which lies on the borderline of the provinces of Palermo and Caltanissetta in the heart of Sicily. Much has changed since then: th...

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