Regaleali Rosso del Conte Contea di Sclafani DOC 2016 Tasca

This is a really pretty Sicilian red with dried-cherry, smoke, walnut and mushroom aromas and flavors. The sour-cherry character kicks in at the finish.

Rich with fruit notes of roasted fig and sun-dried black cherry, this polished, medium- to full-bodied red is lightly mouthwatering and balanced throughout. Aromatic accents of green olive, Earl Grey tea, minerally spice and graphite drive the taut and racy finish. Nero d'Avola and Perricone. Drink now through 2026.

The 2016 Rosso del Conte lifts up with an intense and heady bouquet of sweet herbs and tobacco, which deepens as notes of exotic spice, medicinal cherry and hints of menthol form in the glass. It’s silky in texture, delivering a stunning mix of tart wild berries, salty minerals and sage that creates a pleasantly savory expression, as tannins slowly saturate toward the close. This tapers off structured and dry, nearly masking notes of blackberry and cacao that echo on through the finale. A towering and powerful vintage for Rosso del Conte that will require cellaring to show its best.