The Winery Cottanera of Etna of Sicily

Winery Cottanera
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 114 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Etna in the region of Sicily
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The Winery Cottanera is one of the best wineries to follow in Etna.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Cottanera wines

Looking for the best Winery Cottanera wines in Etna among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Cottanera wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Cottanera wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Cottanera

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Cottanera

How Winery Cottanera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, tagliatelle with shrimps or lamb tagine with dried fruits.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Cottanera

On the nose the red wine of Winery Cottanera. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Cottanera. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Cottanera

  • 2005With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.84/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Cottanera.

  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Nerello Cappuccio
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Mondeuse Noire
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering 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.

in white): lively, lemony and saline whites with long ageing. Black volcanic soils, old ungrafted vines.

The top white wines of Winery Cottanera

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Cottanera

How Winery Cottanera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of gari (cassava flour) with shrimps (africa), quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or tapenade.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Cottanera

On the nose the white wine of Winery Cottanera. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Cottanera. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Cottanera

  • 2017With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Cottanera.

  • Carricante
  • Viognier
  • Inzolia
  • Catarratto Bianco

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

The top pink wines of Winery Cottanera

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Cottanera

How Winery Cottanera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Cottanera

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Cottanera. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Cottanera

  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Cottanera.

  • Nerello Mascalese

The word of the wine: Heady

Said of a wine rich in alcohol, powerful and expressive.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Cottanera

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Cottanera

How Winery Cottanera wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Cottanera

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Cottanera. often reveals types of flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Cottanera

  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Cottanera.

  • Nerello Mascalese

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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Discover the grape variety: Nerello Cappuccio

Supple, fruity reds with a light ruby color, smooth tannins and a round palate, offering signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, soft spices and volcanic notes. A charming profile adding roundness and fruit to blends. Essential component of Etna Rosso DOC blended with nerello mascalese, the signature of great volcanic Sicilian reds on Etna's slopes. Italian indigenous variety from Sicily.