Winery NicosiaNerello Mascalese
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Nerello Mascalese from the Winery Nicosia
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Nerello Mascalese of Winery Nicosia in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nerello Mascalese of Winery Nicosia in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Nerello Mascalese
Pairings that work perfectly with Nerello Mascalese
Original food and wine pairings with Nerello Mascalese
The Nerello Mascalese of Winery Nicosia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, seafood lasagna or couscous merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Nicosia's Nerello Mascalese.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nerello Mascalese from Winery Nicosia are 2016, 2014, 2017, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Nicosia
The Winery Nicosia is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 111 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Herbaceous
Vegetable odour reminiscent of freshly cut grass and considered a defect of the wine.
