Winery Palmento CostanzoContrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
The Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso of the Winery Palmento Costanzo is in the top 30 of wines of Etna.
Taste structure of the Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso from the Winery Palmento Costanzo
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso of Winery Palmento Costanzo in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso of Winery Palmento Costanzo in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso
The Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso of Winery Palmento Costanzo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef enchilladas au gratin, pasta à la forestière (chanterelles) or lamb tagine with honey and onions.
Details and technical informations about Winery Palmento Costanzo's Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso.
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 Contrada Santo Spirito Etna Rosso from Winery Palmento Costanzo are 2016, 2018, 2015, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Palmento Costanzo
The Winery Palmento Costanzo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
