This is a carefully crafted volcanic wine (1/3 each Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola and Cab Sauvignon) with bright red fruit and cherry embellished by notes of forest floor, charcoal and some Band-Aid. Good fruit flavors and firm tannins create a very nice overall effect. Aged 18 months in French oak. Imported by Vino Bravo. ——M.L.(7/1/2006)—— 89