Winery Tenuta di FessinaErse Etna Bianco
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 Erse Etna Bianco from the Winery Tenuta di Fessina
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Erse Etna Bianco of Winery Tenuta di Fessina in the region of Sicile is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Erse Etna Bianco of Winery Tenuta di Fessina in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, hay or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Erse Etna Bianco
Pairings that work perfectly with Erse Etna Bianco
Original food and wine pairings with Erse Etna Bianco
The Erse Etna Bianco of Winery Tenuta di Fessina matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of sea sauerkraut with white wine, goat cheese and bacon quiche or radicchio and pancetta rolls.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta di Fessina's Erse Etna Bianco.
Discover the grape variety: Carricante
It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Erse Etna Bianco from Winery Tenuta di Fessina are 2015, 2017, 2016, 2012 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Tenuta di Fessina
The Winery Tenuta di Fessina is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Etna
The wine region of Etna is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tenuta delle Terre Nere or the Domaine Gambino Vini produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Etna are Nerello mascalese, Carricante and Nero d'Avola, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Etna often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lime or new leather and sometimes also flavors of maraschino cherry, slate or crushed gravel.
The wine region of Sicile
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).
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The word of the wine: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
