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Etna Bianco DOC Contrada Calderara 2023 (750 ml.) Cottanera
Etna Bianco 'Calderara' by Cottanera is a sublime wine that comes from the soil of Calderara, a mixture of black pumice and basalt, which enhances the typical minerality of Carricante. Cottanera aims to enhance the expressive uniqueness of its vineyards, through a project that aims to translate the voice of its five districts into wine. It is a solar wine with great expressiveness, which releases saline vitality enhancing the sinuous body and the richness of the finish. A White destined for longevity.
- Product Category
- White Wine
- Designation
- Etna Bianco DOC
- Grape / Raw material
- carricante
- Vintage or Cuvée
- 2023
- Size
- 750 ml.
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- IT - Sicily
- Alcohol Content
- 12.5% vol.
- Service Temperature
- 8° - 10° C.
- Suggested Glass
- Calyx thin long-stemmed
- Food Matches
- Raw Fish, Seafood - Shellfish, Fish plates, Pasta or Rice with Fish, Rice & Risotto, Deep Fried Plates
- Allergens
- Contains sulphites (by sulphites we mean the sulphur dioxide that is added to wine, to preserve it, thanks to its disinfectant, antioxidant and stabilizing action)
CTN-CALDERARA-2023
To be included among those that are today the most important, even by extension, companies in the Etna area, that of Cottanera is a wine-making reality that was born as a hazelnut grove in the early 1960s, thanks to the work of the grandfather of the current owners, Francesco Cambria.
We are at an altitude of about seven hundred meters above sea level, in the Catania municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, in a beautiful area on the northern side of the volcano, characterized by a territorial context particularly suited to agriculture, an ideal condition for conversion to a vineyard. started in the early 70s, and continued decisively in the 90s. It is in that period, in fact, that all the plots have seen a progressive modernization, with the entry of varieties including international ones, and it is also in that period that the company park has reached the current one hundred hectares, of which about 65 are currently planted with vineyards.
Among the rows, the autochthonous carricante, nerello mascalese and inzolia grapes grow alongside syrah, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot grapes. Vines grown in full respect of nature, environment and ecosystem, produce valuable, pure, rich and concentrated fruits in all their organoleptic nuances. Bunches that in the cellar are interpreted in the sign of those that are the most ancient local traditions, enhancing and enhancing all that the territory and the season have created.
Those that are produced today by the Castiglione di Sicilia winery are wines with a strong modern character, at the same time as fascinating as they are elegant in revealing their unmistakable Sicilian soul.
Address:
Strada Provinciale, 89 - Contrada Iannazzo, 95030 - Castiglione di Sicilia (CT), Italy
Color: straw yellow Bouquet: fine and expressed with hints of white melon, peach, geranium and broom Taste: fresh, with good structure and minerality, balanced and harmonious.
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THE WINE
Etna Bianco 'Calderara' by Cottanera is a sublime wine that comes from the soil of Calderara, a mixture of black pumice and basalt, which enhances the typical minerality of Carricante. Cottanera aims to enhance the expressive uniqueness of its vineyards, through a project that aims to translate the voice of its five districts into wine. It is a solar wine with great expressiveness, which releases saline vitality enhancing the sinuous body and the richness of the finish. A White destined for longevity.
THE COMPANY
To be included among those that are today the most important, even by extension, companies in the Etna area, that of Cottanera is a wine-making reality that was born as a hazelnut grove in the early 1960s, thanks to the work of the grandfather of the current owners, Francesco Cambria.
We are at an altitude of about seven hundred meters above sea level, in the Catania municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, in a beautiful area on the northern side of the volcano, characterized by a territorial context particularly suited to agriculture, an ideal condition for conversion to a vineyard. started in the early 70s, and continued decisively in the 90s. It is in that period, in fact, that all the plots have seen a progressive modernization, with the entry of varieties including international ones, and it is also in that period that the company park has reached the current one hundred hectares, of which about 65 are currently planted with vineyards.
Among the rows, the autochthonous carricante, nerello mascalese and inzolia grapes grow alongside syrah, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot grapes. Vines grown in full respect of nature, environment and ecosystem, produce valuable, pure, rich and concentrated fruits in all their organoleptic nuances. Bunches that in the cellar are interpreted in the sign of those that are the most ancient local traditions, enhancing and enhancing all that the territory and the season have created.
Those that are produced today by the Castiglione di Sicilia winery are wines with a strong modern character, at the same time as fascinating as they are elegant in revealing their unmistakable Sicilian soul.