Montenero is a Nero d’Avola, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend that underlines Sicily’s winemaking potential. It is ripe with pungent aromas of plum, cherry, wet earth, cigar box and slate; it’s soft and velvety in the mouth with dusty tannins. Drink now. Imported by Empson (USA) Ltd. ——M.L.(7/1/2006)—— 90