Winery MurgoExtra Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nerello Mascalese.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks and aperitif.
Taste structure of the Extra Brut from the Winery Murgo
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Extra Brut of Winery Murgo in the region of Sicily is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Extra Brut of Winery Murgo in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Extra Brut
The Extra Brut of Winery Murgo matches generally quite well with dishes of appetizers and snacks or aperitif such as recipes of tuna rillettes with st moret or beetroot and cream cheese verrines.
Details and technical informations about Winery Murgo's Extra Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
A very old grape variety grown in Italy, more precisely in the north of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna and in Sardinia. Its origin would be Greek because it was reported in Greece in the 7th century B.C. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and mantonico bianco. It should not be confused with nerello capuccio and pignatello nero. It should be noted that Nerello mascalese seems to be a grape variety adapted to altitude, as is the case in Sicily where it is planted at a rate of 6,000 and 9,000 vines per hectare. It is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, which is certainly due to its late ripening.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Extra Brut from Winery Murgo are 2009, 2008, 2017, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Murgo
The Winery Murgo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
