Winery Tenuta Monte IliceAsia Catarratto - Carricante
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 Asia Catarratto - Carricante from the Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Asia Catarratto - Carricante of Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice in the region of Sicile is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Asia Catarratto - Carricante of Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Asia Catarratto - Carricante
Pairings that work perfectly with Asia Catarratto - Carricante
Original food and wine pairings with Asia Catarratto - Carricante
The Asia Catarratto - Carricante of Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood pastilla, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or goat's cheese sandwich with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice's Asia Catarratto - Carricante.
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 Asia Catarratto - Carricante from Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice are 2011
Informations about the Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice
The Winery Tenuta Monte Ilice is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Sicile to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Sour
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.
