Il Macaro
Valle dell'Asso (Italy)
(Apulia)
Aleatico, Malvasia Nera
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Sweet Wine |
Score: ✧✧✧✧ |
Il Macaro shows an intense garnet red color and nuances of brick red,
moderate transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and
refined aromas which start with hints of raisin, plum jam and fig jam
followed by aromas of black cherry jam, caramel, date, vanilla, dried
violet, tobacco and licorice. The mouth has good correspondence to the
nose, a slightly tannic attack and pleasing sweetness, however balanced by
alcohol, good body, intense flavors, agreeable. The finish is persistent
with flavors of plum jam and black cherry jam. Il Macaro ages for 6 years
in cask followed by 6 months of aging in bottle.
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Alcohol: 15%
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Fruit tarts, Piquant cheese
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Suggested glass  |
16 °C (60 °F) |
(Sweet Wines) |
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Issue 46, November 2006 |
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