Maxwell Nero D'Avola Size::1 Bottle a touch of leather

a touch of leather

lavender and spicy oak

About the colour

In 1996 they stumbled across a small

Produced from vines planted 1990 in a small south facing amphitheatre near Malleval right not far from the famous Lys de Volan site formerly owned by Gerard Depardieu and Alain Paret (Guigal recently bought half of Lys de Volan)

Maxwell Nero D'Avola Size::1 Bottle a touch of leatherNero d'Avola is so often buoyantly juicy, and that can work, but its nice to see iterations where the fruit is expressed in a more savoury light. This captures that well. Sure, there are still some bright fruited black cherry and raspberry notes, but theres a crusting of spice, an earthiness, some anise, and a lack of overt fruit sweetness, with a dry tannic draw further refining the finish. It works well.