Winery FirriatoCalaventana Alcamo
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 Calaventana Alcamo from the Winery Firriato
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Calaventana Alcamo of Winery Firriato in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Calaventana Alcamo of Winery Firriato in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Calaventana Alcamo
Pairings that work perfectly with Calaventana Alcamo
Original food and wine pairings with Calaventana Alcamo
The Calaventana Alcamo of Winery Firriato matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood pastilla, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or baked salmon steaks.
Details and technical informations about Winery Firriato's Calaventana Alcamo.
Discover the grape variety: Kalecik karasi
Supple, elegant reds with a light ruby robe, fine tannins and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, rose, sweet spices and floral notes. Airy, refreshing palate, compared to pinot noir for its finesse. Star of the Kalecik slopes along the Kızılırmak river near Ankara, one of the great ambassadors of the Turkish wine revival. Autochthonous Anatolian variety, saved from extinction by Ankara University in the 1970s.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Calaventana Alcamo from Winery Firriato are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Firriato
The Winery Firriato is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 83 wines for sale in the of Alcamo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alcamo
Sicilian DOC across Trapani and Palermo, plains and hills ventilated by Tyrrhenian breezes. Catarratto Bianco is the signature white (≥60% of the Bianco): dry, fresh and delicate with citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit) and a characteristic bitter-almond hint, lively acidity and taut minerality. Grillo (a Catarratto × Moscato cross) as an aromatic complement with citrus, peach and a mentholated hint. Inzolia and Grecanico as floral whites.
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: Grafting
A method used since the phylloxera crisis, consisting of fixing a graft of local origin on a rootstock resistant to phylloxera.
