Winery TornatoreEtna 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 Bianco of the Winery Tornatore is in the top 40 of wines of Etna.
Taste structure of the Etna Bianco from the Winery Tornatore
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Etna Bianco of Winery Tornatore in the region of Sicily is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Etna Bianco of Winery Tornatore in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Etna Bianco
Pairings that work perfectly with Etna Bianco
Original food and wine pairings with Etna Bianco
The Etna Bianco of Winery Tornatore matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cantonese rice, broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry or seaweed tartar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tornatore's Etna 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 Bianco from Winery Tornatore are 2018, 2017, 0, 2019 and 2016.
Informations about the Winery Tornatore
The Winery Tornatore is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 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: Nose
In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.
