Tenuta Fenice Sicilia Nero d’Avola Red Wine, Italy 2025

Tenuta Fenice Nero d’Avola is a dry, medium- to full-bodied red wine with richly perfumed aromas of dark berries and sweet spices. The palate delivers ripe blackberry and cherry flavors, plus hints of licorice. Long, silky and satisfying finish.

Red meat, pasta with meatballs, grilled white fish, barbecue (esp. ribs), baked pasta dishes.

Dino Taschetta is the talented winemaker behind several of our bestselling Sicilian wines. His juicy Nero d’Avola wines never fail to impress, as you’ll taste with the much-loved Tenuta Fenice. It brims with dark fruits and a hint of anise––and you have exclusive U.S. access.

Nero d’Avola is Sicily’s signature red grape. It once thrived around the small hilltop village of Poggioreale. Growing up, Dino watched his grandfather tend to these ancient vines with care and pride. But in 1968, a devastating earthquake struck, forcing residents to flee and leaving vineyards abandoned. Years later, Dino was determined to revive his family’s legacy and restore the vines. He just needed the right partner to help him share his masterpiece––that’s where we came in. Our Italy expert found Tenuta Fenice (‘house of the phoenix’) rising from the ruins.

Dino crafted it with fruit from his family’s ancient, low-yielding vines, which deliver exceptional flavor concentration. Expect richly perfumed aromas, layer after layer of vibrant dark cherry and blackberry fruit, sweet spices, hints of licorice and a deeply satisfying intensity.