2017 | Hauner | Hiera Rosso

Very deep ruby with crimson reflections, excellent viscosity with abundant legs, indicating superb structure. Very rich, intense and fragrant bouquet of wild berries, sweet spice, tobacco and chocolate with earthy, clay notes characteristic of dry soil.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: This is a blend of grapes from the island of Salina, including Nero d'Avola, Alicante and Nocera. The 2017 Hierà opens to a pretty bouquet that is not too intense but shows bright cherry, cassis and candied rose hip. This is a mid-weight red that glides smoothly over the palate, not particularly held back by tannins or structure. Indeed, the wine is almost weightless and definitely silky and bright. This is a great value wine (if you can find it, with 25,000 bottles made) and would make a great match for a Moroccan lamb couscous.

• James Suckling: A pretty Sicilian red with dried hibiscus and rose petals, as well as the ubiquitous glazed, dark cherries. Round and juicy, but with enough tannin bite to be quite structured and elegant.

Producer Information

In the 1980s, Carlo inaugurated a brand new winery at Lingua, in the commune of Santa Marina Salina, with temperature-controlled equipment, stainless steel vats and tanks, oak barrels and barriques, totaling 1,200 hectoliters in capacity. The Hauner winery acted as a magnet and a catalyst to critics, wine writers, enologists, other growers and the media: Carlo Hauner had triggered a renaissance not only of the islands' most celebrated wine but of the islands themselves, which in due course were inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List. After the state-of-the-art new winery was implemented, the Hauner range saw several additions. In February 1996, Carlo Hauner, Sr.'s demise did not put an end to the winery's exceptional story thanks to Carlo's dynamic son, Carlo Hauner, Jr., who is flanked by general manager Gianfranco Sabbatino.

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