Winery BenantiRovittello Etna Rosso
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Rovittello Etna Rosso from the Winery Benanti
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In the mouth the Rovittello Etna Rosso of Winery Benanti in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Rovittello Etna Rosso of Winery Benanti in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Rovittello Etna Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Rovittello Etna Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Rovittello Etna Rosso
The Rovittello Etna Rosso of Winery Benanti matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of caramelized beef with onions, pasta shells or languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with....
Details and technical informations about Winery Benanti's Rovittello Etna Rosso.
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 Rovittello Etna Rosso from Winery Benanti are 2008, 1999, 1996, 2011 and 1998.
Informations about the Winery Benanti
The Winery Benanti is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 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: Trading
Term used to designate the wine trade and related professions. Sometimes used in contrast to viticulture.
