Winery Tenuta delle Terre NereEtna Calderara Sottana Bianco
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Carricante.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
The Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco of the Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere is in the top 30 of wines of Etna.
Taste structure of the Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco from the Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco of Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco of Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco
Pairings that work perfectly with Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco
Original food and wine pairings with Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco
The Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco of Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of american style lobster tails, great chef style, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or christmas boots in knacki.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere's Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco.
Discover the grape variety: Carricante
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Etna Calderara Sottana Bianco from Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere are 2022, 2023, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Informations about the Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere
The Winery Tenuta delle Terre Nere is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 18 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: Hat
Solid part (marc), composed of pips and skins (sometimes of the stalk), which forms at the top of the tank during fermentation. The pigeage consists in breaking this cap to put back in suspension these elements and to favour the exchanges between the juice and the skins.
