The flavor of chocolate in wine of Sicily
Discover the of Sicily wines revealing the of chocolate flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).
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Major qualitative renewal. Sunny, expressive reds: fleshy, spicy Nero d'Avola (black cherry, blackberry, liquorice), fine, mineral Nerello Mascalese on Etna (recalls Pinot Noir), light, crisp Frappato in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. Lively, saline whites: Catarratto, fat, iodised Grillo, taut Carricante, floral Inzolia. Amber, walnutty fortified Marsala.
107,000 Mediterranean ha, volcanic soils in the east. Sun wines, regained elegance and freshness.
The word of the wine: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
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What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de chocolate of Sicily?
- Nerello mascaleseIn 28% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- Nero d'avolaIn 25% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- MerlotIn 3% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- Cabernet-sauvignonIn 2% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- ChardonnayIn 2% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- Nerello cappuccioIn 2% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- Cabernet francIn 2% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- GrilloIn 1% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- SauvignonIn 1% of wines with flavor de chocolate
- GrecanicoIn 1% of wines with flavor de chocolate