red grape · regional specialty
Nerello Cappuccio
Calabria, Italy
Say it
neh·rel·lohkah·poo·choh
Cappuccio ending is -choh not -see-oh; stress falls on REL and POO
On the palate
red cherryblack cherryblack plumvioletblack pepperdried herbs
How you spot it blind: thick skins; deep color and firm tannin; almost never bottled solo
The story
First written down · 1839, Sicily (as Nerello Cappuccio)
A 2010 DNA survey found approximately 70% of Sicilian vines labeled Nerello Cappuccio are genetically Carignan Noir, not this cultivar.
Where it lives
Calabria, Italy · Etna (Sicily), Italy
Shows up as
still redrosé
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