Winery Alessandro di CamporealeMetodo Classico
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Metodo Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Metodo Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Metodo Classico
The Metodo Classico of Winery Alessandro di Camporeale matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, giouvetsi (greek dish) or monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alessandro di Camporeale's Metodo Classico.
Discover the grape variety: VB Cal 6-04
Simple, fresh whites with a pale golden colour, a supple palate with moderate acidity and undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. Productive and resistant to downy and powdery mildew. Grown in small quantities in Europe for sustainably managed vineyards, it belongs to the new generation of disease-resistant varieties from modern hybridisation programmes. White hybrid variety obtained through complex disease-resistant crossing.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Metodo Classico from Winery Alessandro di Camporeale are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Alessandro di Camporeale
The Winery Alessandro di Camporeale is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 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: Ancestral method
A method of making certain sparkling wines such as blanquette de Limoux, sparkling gaillac or clairette de Die, which consists of a second fermentation in the bottle based on natural sugars and yeasts naturally brought by the grapes (unlike the méthode champenoise, which requires the addition of tirage liquor).
