Winery Duca di CastelmonteAlcamo
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The Alcamo of the Winery Duca di Castelmonte is in the top 0 of wines of Alcamo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Duca di Castelmonte's Alcamo.
Discover the grape variety: Exalta
Intraspecific cross between the Hamburg Muscat and the Perlette obtained in 1966, registered in 1989 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Duca di Castelmonte
The Winery Duca di Castelmonte is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Alcamo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alcamo
The wine region of Alcamo is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Principe di Corleone or the Domaine Antonello Cassara produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alcamo are Nero d'Avola, Chardonnay and Carricante, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alcamo often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit.
The wine region of Sicily
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).
The word of the wine: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
