Top 100 wines of Etna - Page 5
Discover the top 100 best wines of Etna of Etna as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Etna and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Etna
Sicilian DOC on the volcano's flanks (400-1,000 m), the first DOC of Sicily (1968). Signature Nerello Mascalese (80% min. in red): fine, taut reds with signature notes of tangy cherry, wild strawberry, dried herbs, volcanic smoke, sweet spices and saline minerality, tight tannins and a cutting freshness - compared to Burgundian Pinot Noir. Carricante (60% min.
in white): lively, lemony and saline whites with long ageing. Black volcanic soils, old ungrafted vines.
Discover the grape variety: Catarratto Bianco
Fresh, structured dry whites with a pale golden color, supple palate and preserved acidity, offering signature aromas of citrus (lemon, bitter orange), almond, white flowers (orange blossom), Mediterranean herbs and mineral notes. A sunny, thirst-quenching profile. Pillar of Sicilian dry whites (Alcamo DOC, Etna Bianco DOC) and essential component of traditional Marsala DOC. One of Italy's most planted varieties, indigenous to Sicily.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Etna
wines from the region of Etna go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of scallops with cream, goat cheese and bacon quiche or steamed carrots with saffron.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Etna
On the nose in the region of Etna often reveals types of flavors of peach, tree fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Etna is a powerful.
