Mandrarossa wine was founded in Sicily in 1999.

The founders spent more than 20 years studying the terroir.

Etna’s Black Soil

The soils include Etna’s black volcanic sands …

The Six Wines Tasted

The six wines tasted came from various points of Sicily.

They included:

Mandrarossa Bonera (red)
Red Sicilia DOC
100% Nero d’Avola

Timperosse (red)
IGT Red Terre Sicilia
100% Petit Verdot

Urra di Mare (white)
White Sicilia DOC
100% Sauvignon Blanc

Bartolino Soprano (white)
White Sicilia DOC
100% Grillo

Terre Del Sommaacco (red)
IGT Red Terre Sicilia
100% Nero d’Avola

Cartagho (red)
Red Sicilia DOC
100% Nero d’Avola
(aged for a year in barrique)

What I liked most about the wines is that their production was conducted in a way to showcase terroir.

Cartagho differed in that it had barrique aging.

I loved the two whites, yet had a slight preference for the Bartolino Soprano as I love Grillo – this was a fabulous expression of that grape.

Of the reds, all were excellent. The ultra-premium wine Cartagho could be served with a steak.

Yet for everyday, I liked the Bonera – perhaps chilled for summer.

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