Donnafugata Mille e Una Notte 2019 750ml

Expert Review – Vintage 2019

The Wine Advocate 94+ Points | The 2019 Sicilia Mille e Una Notte is a blend of Nero d’Avola, Petit Verdot, Syrah and other complementary grapes. Tasted quite young, this wine needs more age and certainly another year or two in bottle. The oak spice needs more time to melt into the beautiful dark fruit supplied in this classic vintage. The bouquet peels back to reveal black cherry, spice and baking chocolate. The concentration is medium rich, and its texture is velvety.

James Suckling 94 Points | Attractive red and darker berry character with dark licorice, aged citrus peel and moist earth. Full and complex with firm tannins framing the dark and blue fruit. It has a chalky, mineral backbone that adds structure and length, leading to a deep and long finish

Decanter 92 Points | It’s hard not to love Mille e Una Notte. A blend of Nero d’Avola, Syrah and Petit Verdot matured in new barriques for 14 months and then in bottle for a further 24 months, it’s very intense, very spicy and very fresh, full of fragrant spiced currants and blackberries with red fruit overtones. Silky, grippy tannins need more time to integrate, but they support the fruit well. The finish is long, breezy and balsamic.