"Mille e una Notte" is one of the most prestigious and important labels of the Donnafugata winery. It is produced with Nero d'Avola and a very small part of other local vines and matures for 16 months in barrels. The nose is intense, complex, spicy, fruity, floral with a balsamic finish. On the palate, it is robust, full and supple with a dense tannic...

More brooding and reserved than the Échézeaux that preceded it in the tasting, the 2017 Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with an enticing bouquet of cassis, blackberries, blood orange, exotic spices and musk. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a more introverted, structured profile than the Échézeaux, its considerable...