Winery Pietro CaciorgnaThalìa
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 Thalìa of the Winery Pietro Caciorgna is in the top 20 of wines of Etna.
Taste structure of the Thalìa from the Winery Pietro Caciorgna
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Thalìa of Winery Pietro Caciorgna 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 Thalìa of Winery Pietro Caciorgna in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Thalìa
Pairings that work perfectly with Thalìa
Original food and wine pairings with Thalìa
The Thalìa of Winery Pietro Caciorgna matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, eggplant and zucchini lasagna or lamb stew.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pietro Caciorgna's Thalìa.
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 Thalìa from Winery Pietro Caciorgna are 2014, 2012, 2009, 2008 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Pietro Caciorgna
The Winery Pietro Caciorgna is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Rimage
"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).
