Winery Santo SpiritoAnimardente
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.
The Animardente of the Winery Santo Spirito is in the top 30 of wines of Etna.
Taste structure of the Animardente from the Winery Santo Spirito
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Animardente of Winery Santo Spirito 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 Animardente of Winery Santo Spirito in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Animardente
Pairings that work perfectly with Animardente
Original food and wine pairings with Animardente
The Animardente of Winery Santo Spirito matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or sweet and sour braised leg of lamb.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santo Spirito's Animardente.
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 Animardente from Winery Santo Spirito are 2015, 2012, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Santo Spirito
The Winery Santo Spirito is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 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: Astringent
Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.
