Brut Metodo Classico

Score

93

"The 2019 Metodo Classico Nerello Mascalese Brut is a bright, silver/straw color, and it exhibits great verticality, with a medium-bodied profile that shows beautifully now, although it can easily age for another 15 years. Brioche, white peach, fresh berries, orange zest, and floral perfume are followed by a medium-bodied white that™s rounded, with a refined mousse, lovely length, and a mineral texture driving the wine. Drink 2025-2040."

Score

91

"It's not often that one finds complexity and balance in an affordably priced, traditional-method brut, but Murgo delivers. In doing so, we see that Nerello Mascalese is a versatile grape that successfully lends itself to bubbles. This wine opens with a hint of matchstick on the nose, which quickly transforms to grilled peach and apricot with a touch of cream. The bubbles are nicely structured, and there's good acidity. Coming across as dry on the palate, this is an excellent aperitif; pair it with prosciutto e melone and you are off to a great evening."

Score

91

"The 2022 Brut Metodo Classico wafts up with an incredibly fresh bouquet that blends wildflowers with stone dust, young peach and hints of ground ginger. This presents a lovely balance of creamy bubbles and tart orchard fruits, elevated by zesty acidity and notes of candied citrus toward the close. A cheek-puckering tension forms toward the close, simply begging the taster back to the glass for more. Disgorged: December 2023."

Score

90

"A silky mousse dovetails with flavors of tangy citrus and a hint of red berries, those fruit tones woven with bright salinity and lemony acidity. This is a pure nerello mascalese grown on the eastern slopes of Sicily™s Mt. Etna, the wine™s clean and zesty finish a match for seafood."

Score

90

"The 2022 Etna Rosso from Murgo opens with delicate scents of red berry, ash and lavender. Made with 90% Nerello Mascalese and 10% Nerello Cappuccio from vineyards on the Eastern slopes of the volcano, it™s ethereally elegant and linear, featuring wild strawberry, red cherry, white pepper and saline notes before a green tea finish. Polished tannins offer easygoing support. Abv: 13.5% Kerin O™Keefe June 2025"