Winery PietradolceArchineri Etna Rosso
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Nerello Mascalese.
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.
Taste structure of the Archineri Etna Rosso from the Winery Pietradolce
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Archineri Etna Rosso of Winery Pietradolce 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 Archineri Etna Rosso of Winery Pietradolce in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Archineri Etna Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Archineri Etna Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Archineri Etna Rosso
The Archineri Etna Rosso of Winery Pietradolce matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of barbecue burger, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or elodie's pasta risotto.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pietradolce's Archineri 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 Archineri Etna Rosso from Winery Pietradolce are 2018, 2017, 2019, 2016 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Pietradolce
The Winery Pietradolce is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 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: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
