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		<title>Tenuta Gorghi Tondi Coste a Preola Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2023</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; black cherry, black raspberry, plum, orange, peal, licorice, spice, herbs, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Dry; light tannins; appropriate acidity. Medium-plus body. Clean, simple, easy drinker. Grapes come from certified organic vineyard. Fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel, full malolactic conversion, aged five months on the lees in stainless steel. No oak <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/tenuta-gorghi-tondi-coste-a-preola-nero-davola-sicilia-doc-2023/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Firriato Ribeca Perricone, Sicilia DOC 2016</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; blackberry, sour cherry, plum, raspberry, oak, espresso, balsamic, chocolate, vanilla, pipe tobacco, vanilla, white pepper, juniper on the nose and palate. Dry; significant tannins, consider decanting. Excellent balancing acidity (3.19 pH). Full body. There is an intriguing interplay of rusticity, driven by the tannins and forest floor notes, and elegance. Vinified in <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/firriato-ribeca-perricone-sicilia-doc-2016/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Feudo Zirtari Rosso Sicilia 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; red fruits, some spice on the nose; black cherry, black plum, redcurrant, licorice on the palate. Full body, rustic, reserved tannin, some acidity, some blackcurrant bite on the finish. Benefits with exposure to air/decanting. Blend of 55% nero d’avola and 45% syrah; made in Sicily. This is fairly obscure, Sicilian winemaker. No <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/feudo-zirtari-rosso-sicilia-2012/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stemmari Grillo Sicilia 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 18:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pale straw yellow color; tropical fruit, mango, white flowers on the nose; bright, fresh fruit, lemon, green apple on the palate; dry, medium body, good acidity; simple, flexible wine that will pair well with seafood, salads and vegetable dishes, white meats. Grillo is the most-planted white grape in Sicily, where it does well in the <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/stemmari-grillo-sicilia-2014/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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