Nerello is a name given to two varieties of red wine grapes that are grown primarily in Sicily and Sardinia:[1]
- Nerello Mascalese, which is named after the Mascali area in Catania where the grape is thought to have originated. It is grown mainly on the northeastern side of Sicily and is thought to be superior in quality to the Nerello Cappuccio. While it can be used for blending, the grape is often made into varietal wine.[1] The grape is believed to be an offspring of the Calabrian wine grape Mantonico bianco.[2]
- Nerello Cappuccio, which is widely used in the Etna DOC as a blending grape that adds color and alcohol to the wine. It is one of the three grapes used to make the wine Corvo Rosso.[1]
An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between Sangiovese on the one hand and ten other Italian grape varieties on the other hand, including Nerello. It is therefore likely that Nerello is a crossing of Sangiovese and another, so far unidentified, grape variety.[3]
The organoleptic characteristics of the monovarietal Nerello Mascalese generally are a ruby red color, with subtle grenade tones; a strong fruity scent of red berry fruits, with slight floral shades, a spicy hint, and a delicate effusion of vanilla and tobacco, with a persistent trace of licorice; and a dry, tannic, persistent and harmonic taste, with a strong body. At sight, the wine seems surely more mature than it appears when smelled or tasted. Treating this vine variety in a traditional way, it can produce a wine presenting the above-described characteristics.[4]
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I guess Nerello for somebody who does not know Nerello, ust to give an idea You take the half a bottle of Hautes Cotes de Nuit, made in a classic way - not too much oak, preferably no oak - and you take a generic Barolo, half a bottle, you put them in a decanter, you wait for five minutes and you drink that and it gives you a bit of a hunch of Nerello. Obviously depending on the site where you are, Because it has this Pinot-ish lightness the fragrance. Nerello has also the tannins of Nebbiolo but it has something extra to it, which is glycerin of the South, which is difficult in northern areas. So that makes Nerello a very special varietal because it has something Nebbiolo - ish, it has something Pinot - ish, and it has a this incredible capacity, but it it has something of its own which is something from the South which you don't have in either Pinot or Nebbiolo. And it has also a touch of bitter. Bitter in a positive way like bittersweet. Local people, they usually say about Nerello, " or "the bitter keeps it close to your heart". When the wines have that capacity because it's a very good vintage and it is very specific to lava soil. for Nerello. And Nerello on clay soil, has a different characteristic and so if we talk about Nerello on Etna is has this slight bitter with maybe the sweetness of fruit. And if the let's say if you have low yields and concentrated wines you always have all to this slight smokiness which drives through the different vineyard plots like a common factor. So that is something that gives a good better idea of Nerello.
Wine styles
Around the city of Messina in northeast Sicily, both Nerellos are sometimes blended with the local red grape Acitana in wines made outside the regulations of the Faro DOC.[2]
References
- ^ a b c J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 213 Mitchell Beazley 1986. ISBN 1-85732-999-6.
- ^ a b J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pgs 5, 593-594 Allen Lane 2012. ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2.
- ^ ‘Sangiovese’ and ‘Garganega’ are two key varieties of the Italian grapevine assortment evolution Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, M. Crespan, A. Calò, S. Giannetto, A. Sparacio, P. Storchi and A. Costacurta, Vitis 47 (2), 97–104 (2008)
- ^ "Nerello Mascalese, the prince of native red grape varieties of Mount Etna". SantaMariaLaNave.
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