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Fortazzo Appassite 2016
Terre Siciliane IGT
If you love the rich, powerful style of Italy's Amarone, but not the usual price, we urge you to try Fortazzo. It's a dense, velvety red from Sicily, made like Amarone from dried grapes and is packed with smouldering black fruit and creamy richness.
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Tasting notes
Full bodied, with deep black plum and cherry notes. Velvety, oaky
Aroma
Opulent nose of candied figs and ripe black fruit
We've noted how you all love Amarone at our tastings, but we wanted to find one that was more affordably priced. So our Buyer worked closely with an innovative winery in Sicily – one that's thoroughly modern, yet mindful of the island's great traditions. The result was this powerful gem. The team took a blend of Nero d'Avola, Merlot and Syrah grapes, perfectly ripened on the sun baked, volcanic slopes of the island, and partially dried them (hence the name Appassite), just like they do for Amarone. This really concentrates the flavours in the juice. A long, slow fermentation followed by ageing in barrel produced this dark and seductive red. It'll go down a storm with richer meat dishes, from roast pork belly or a warming casserole.
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