Winery AlcestiMedea Catarratto
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Medea Catarratto from the Winery Alcesti
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Medea Catarratto of Winery Alcesti in the region of Sicile is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Medea Catarratto
Pairings that work perfectly with Medea Catarratto
Original food and wine pairings with Medea Catarratto
The Medea Catarratto of Winery Alcesti matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken with scampi for christmas, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or koka (spanish pie).
Details and technical informations about Winery Alcesti's Medea Catarratto.
Discover the grape variety: Floreal
A wine grape variety of the INRA-Resdur1 series with polygenic resistance (two genes for mildew and powdery mildew have been identified), resulting from an interspecific cross between Villaris and Mtp 3159-2-12 (for the latter, one of its parents is Vitis rotundifolia, which is resistant to Pierce's disease, mildew, grey rot, etc.). Little multiplied, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Medea Catarratto from Winery Alcesti are 2018, 2017
Informations about the Winery Alcesti
The Winery Alcesti is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 30 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sicile
Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).
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