Custera 1999

Ceuso (Italy)

(Sicily)

Nero d'Avola (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%), Merlot (20%)
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals good personality with intense, clean, pleasing, refined and elegant aromas which start with hints of black cherry jam and plum followed by aromas of blueberry, carob, violet, licorice, tobacco, vanilla and pleasing hints of black pepper. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and however well balanced by alcohol, intense flavors, full body, good tannins. The finish is persistent with good flavors of blueberry and black cherry. A well made wine. Custera ages for 12 months in barrique, for 4 months in concrete tanks and for 18 months in bottle.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Roasted meat, Braised and stewed meat, Game, Hard cheese

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 16, February 2004

Ceuso (Italy)

(Sicily)

Nero d'Avola (70%), Cabernet Franc (15%), Merlot (15%)

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✭

This wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of ruby red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and elegant aromas that start with hints of black cherry, plum and blueberry followed by aromas of blackberry, violet, licorice, vanilla and hints of carob. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and however balanced by alcohol, good body, intense flavors, good tannins. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry, blueberry and plum. Fastaia ages for 6 months in barrique followed by an aging in bottle of 4 months.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted meat, Broiled meat and barbecue, Stewed meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

17 °C
(62 °F)

(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 16, February 2004

Ceuso (Italy)

(Sicily)

Nero d'Avola

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of purple red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean and pleasing aromas which start with hints of black cherry and blackberry followed by aromas of blueberry, plum and violet. In the mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a slightly tannic attack and however balanced, good body, intense flavors, good tannins. The finish is persistent with flavors of black cherry and blueberry. Scurati ages in concrete tanks.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sauteed meat with mushrooms, Stuffed pasta with mushrooms, Roasted meat

Suggested glass

17 °C
(62 °F)

(Young Red Wines)

January 2004

Ceuso

Sicily (Italy)

Custera 1999

Ceuso (Italy)

Fastaia 2001

Ceuso (Italy)

Scurati 2002

Ceuso (Italy)