Winery Cantina GiaccoVilla Amalia Catarratto
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The Villa Amalia Catarratto of the Winery Cantina Giacco is in the top 0 of wines of Salaputra.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantina Giacco's Villa Amalia Catarratto.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Informations about the Winery Cantina Giacco
The Winery Cantina Giacco is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Salaputra to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salaputra
The wine region of Salaputra is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baglio Gibellina or the Domaine Scalia et Oliva produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Salaputra are Nero d'Avola, Grillo and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Salaputra often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
The wine region of Sicily
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).
The word of the wine: Paille (wine of)
A sweet wine obtained by passerillage after harvesting bunches of grapes placed on racks or hung in well-ventilated premises.
