The Winery Palmento Costanzo of Etna of Sicily

The Winery Palmento Costanzo is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Etna to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Palmento Costanzo wines in Etna among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Palmento Costanzo wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Palmento Costanzo wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Palmento Costanzo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, eggplant lasagna or lamb with vermicelli.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Palmento Costanzo. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or minerality. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Palmento Costanzo. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
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.
in white): lively, lemony and saline whites with long ageing. Black volcanic soils, old ungrafted vines.
How Winery Palmento Costanzo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, goat cheese and bacon quiche or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).
On the nose the white wine of Winery Palmento Costanzo. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or microbio. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Palmento Costanzo. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Fresh, structured dry whites with a pale golden color, supple palate and preserved acidity, offering signature aromas of citrus (lemon, bitter orange), almond, white flowers (orange blossom), Mediterranean herbs and mineral notes. A sunny, thirst-quenching profile. Pillar of Sicilian dry whites (Alcamo DOC, Etna Bianco DOC) and essential component of traditional Marsala DOC. One of Italy's most planted varieties, indigenous to Sicily.
How Winery Palmento Costanzo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Palmento Costanzo. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.
Planning a wine route in the of Etna? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Palmento Costanzo.
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.