91pts Wine Spectator

Lush and creamy in texture, with flavors of raspberry puree, dried cherry, star anise and violet gliding across the palate. Well-honed, succulent acidity keeps this fresh and focused, while a minerally underpinning of stone and smoke emerges to drive the lightly chewy finish. Drink now through 2029. 10,400 cases made, 5,000 cases imported.

90pts Vinous

The 2021 Nero d’Avola Lagnusa is coy in the glass, mixing blackberry with cedar and scant citrus. It splashes across the palate with a mineral-tinged blend of wild berries and exotic spice. A zesty core of acidity adds a reverberation of tension. The 2021 leaves a liquid floral concentration and subtle tannins to linger, finishing only lightly structured and with medium length.

Wine Enthusiast

An aromatic, floral nose of black cherry, orange blossoms and violets opens onto a palate that's austere and savory—spicy with chili pepper, bouncy with acid and dusty with tannin. 

Tasting Notes

Ruby red in color. The structure does conquer with strength, but rather with elegance. Complex aromas are laced with notes of cherriesin-spirit, red plum, blackberry and warm spices, which are in harmony with one another. The boldest aromas are of warm spices, such as allspice, cinnamon and clove. Notes of menthol amplify the freshness. It is soft, velvety, sapid and laced with the right amount of delicate tannin on the palate

About the Wine

Lagnusa is the name of the cru from which the grapes hail. The name has its origins in the vineyard which has always been called “lagnusa” by the farmers of Montoni. In Sicilian, “lagnusa” means that which is lazy and produces small quantities. Today, we know that a vineyard that produces less, creates higher quality.