2022 Feudo Montoni Nero d'Avola 'Lagnusa' Sicily 375ml

Fabio Sireci’s organic estate in central Sicily produces this high-elevation Nero d’Avola, proof of the quality potential for a native grape that is often undervalued. Lagnusa means lazy, a reference to the slow-ripening, low-yielding old vines. Firm yet fresh, it offers ripe tannins, Mediterranean-inflected blackberry fruit and notes of aromatic woodsmoke with lavender and Darjeeling tea. There's no jamminess here, just ripe fruit and layers of complexity.
93 points. Decanter.