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Graci Etna Rosso Arcuria Sopra Il Pozzo DOC 2017

Graci Etna Rosso Arcuria Sopra Il Pozzo DOC 2017

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Food pairings

  • Poultry
  • Pork
  • Lamb
  • Mushrooms and umami
  • Pasta with tomato

Try it with

  • Coq au vin
  • Grilled lamb chops
  • Pan-fried pork tenderloin
This is a light, elegant and very mineral Etna Rosso that recalls great Pinot Noir as much as classic Barolo. With its fresh acidity, fine-grained polished tannins and aromas of red berries, herbs and volcanic smoke, it suits dishes with juicy poultry, tender meat and a slightly herbal, earthy character rather than big, rich fare. The salty, mineral edge makes it ideal for lightly spiced pork and lamb dishes as well as umami from mushrooms, while the light body and freshness also give it room alongside a good pasta dish. Do give it a little time in the glass, so the fruit and the delicate tannins unfold.

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Product details

Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vintage 2017
Classification Etna Rosso DOC
Grapes Nerello Mascalese
Bottle size 75 cl
Alcohol 14.5%
Cork type Cork

About the wine

A small elevated terrace on Contrada Arcuria has produced a very special wine every year. Here are 2 ha with Albarello Nerrelo Mascalese.

The wine has always been light like a Barolo Monprivato, but also elegant as such.

Alberto has every year mixed the juice in his regular Arcuria, but in 2015, for the first time ever, he has vinified the juice entirely himself.

The result is Arcuria Sopra il Pozzo , loosely translated OVER THE WELL, alluding to the river that flows beneath this terrace.

2000 bottles have been made. The wine is fantastically elegant, and it resembles great classic Barolo as much as great Pinot Noir.

This is only the second vintage of this wine. The wine has fermented in a large tin without temperature control and skin contact for a long time. 18 months in tin followed by at least 12 months in bottle.

The wine is organic like everything else from Graci.

When buying 6 pieces, the wine is in OWC.

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