Winery Tenuta di AglaeaN'Anticchia
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the N'Anticchia from the Winery Tenuta di Aglaea
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the N'Anticchia of Winery Tenuta di Aglaea in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with N'Anticchia
Pairings that work perfectly with N'Anticchia
Original food and wine pairings with N'Anticchia
The N'Anticchia of Winery Tenuta di Aglaea matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, macaroni and cheese gratin or tajine of beef balls and merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta di Aglaea's N'Anticchia.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of N'Anticchia from Winery Tenuta di Aglaea are 2011
Informations about the Winery Tenuta di Aglaea
The Winery Tenuta di Aglaea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Sicily
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.
The word of the wine: White Grenache
White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.
