Winery I CustodiSaeculare Etna Rosso Riserva
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The Saeculare Etna Rosso Riserva of the Winery I Custodi is in the top 0 of wines of Etna.
Details and technical informations about Winery I Custodi's Saeculare Etna Rosso Riserva.
Discover the grape variety: Zalema
Simple, fresh whites best drunk young, with a pale golden robe, an airy palate with moderate acidity, and discreet signature aromas of citrus (lemon), green apple and floral notes. Also a base for fortified wines and Andalusian mistelles. A historic pillar of Huelva wines, also used for fortified wines and mistelles in south-west Spain. Native Spanish white grape of Andalusia, grown in Condado de Huelva.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saeculare Etna Rosso Riserva from Winery I Custodi are 2012, 0
Informations about the Winery I Custodi
The Winery I Custodi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 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: Texture
In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.
