Winery MurgoTenuta San Michele Etna Bianco
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carricante.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco from the Winery Murgo
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco of Winery Murgo in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco 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 Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco
Pairings that work perfectly with Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco
Original food and wine pairings with Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco
The Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco of Winery Murgo 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 gougèress.
Details and technical informations about Winery Murgo's Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco.
Discover the grape variety: Carricante
Lively, mineral whites with a pale robe, tense palate and cutting acidity. Aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, aromatic herbs and characteristic smoky volcanic saline notes. Fine ageing potential, developing petrol notes with age. Star of Etna Bianco DOC and Etna Bianco Superiore DOC on the eastern slopes of the Sicilian volcano (up to 1,000 m altitude). Ancient native Sicilian variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tenuta San Michele Etna Bianco from Winery Murgo are 2017, 2015, 2012, 0 and 2018.
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 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: Evolved
Said of a wine showing by its colour (tuilé in the case of reds, amber in the case of whites), its aromas or its structure that it is nearing the end of its peak and needs to be drunk quickly.
