Under the guidance of Tuscany’s Mazzei brothers, Doppiozeta is a New World wine from an Old World tradition. The blend is 60% Nero d’Avola with the balance comprised of Syrah and Cabernet Franc. It offers modern accents of chocolate fudge and spice behind territory-driven layers of small berry fruit, wild sage and toasted pistachio.
— M.L.
(4/1/2012)
Toasted notes of roasted almond, popcorn, dark coffee and vanilla extract set the stage. Doppiozeta is a new wine from Zisola that offers soft, sweet flavors and bright fruit succulence. Pair this wine with lamb, beef or pork.
— M.L.
(5/1/2009)
Opens with a rich, saturated appearance, impressive complexity and intense aromas of ripe fruit and spice. The blend sees Nero d’Avola, Syrah and Cabernet Franc, and you can recognize the amazing fruit characteristics of each variety. The oak is still very present on the nose, but the tannins are soft.
— M.L.
(3/1/2011)
This is an exciting new addition to the family of Sicilian reds brought to us by one of Tuscany’s most prominent wine families (Mazzei of Fonterutoli); beautiful and elegant packaging too. Grapes come from the Noto area and the wine sees 10 months of oak: ripe cherry, nutty notes, plum, vanilla and wet earth are inviting and intense.
— M.L.
(7/1/2006)
Zisola is a Nero d’Avola that is aged 10 months in oak for soft sophistication and creamy aromas of red fruit and spice. The wine is evolved and layered and shows great depth and personality.
— M.L.
(5/1/2009)
Ten months of oak aging help shape a wood-driven wine with tones of spice, coffee and vanilla lavished over cherry and forest floor. The wine delivers warm, thick tannins and firm structure.
— M.L.
(5/1/2009)
The Zisola estate is owned by Florence’s Mazzei family. Partly age in French oak, this Nero d’Avola shows bright cherry and blackberry aromas, with toasted nut and bitter almond on the close.
— M.L.
(4/1/2012)
Straightforward and bright, this easygoing Nero d’Avola offers notes of forest fruit, cherry, dried rosemary and toasted almond. The palate is lean, fresh and streamlined.
— M.L.
(3/1/2013)