Sicily: Villa Chiarelli Manostalla Traditional Dinner & Wine
Experience an authentic Sicilian evening at Villa Chiarelli Manostalla. Enjoy a traditional dinner with local wines, hear stories of the estate, and experience Sicilia...
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In the glass
What it pairs with
- Rabbit stewed with olives Slow-cooked rabbit with olives suits a savoury red that the producer describes as keeping the sapidity of the sea.More wines for rabbit →
- Pasta alla Norma Tomato, aubergine and salted ricotta match Frappato's red-fruit freshness and Nero d'Avola's structure.More wines for pasta, pizza and risotto →
- Grilled tuna steak A medium-bodied red with sea-salt character works with meaty fish.More wines for tuna →
History
Grotte Alte is Occhipinti's Classico Cerasuolo di Vittoria, from vines about 40 years old planted at 6,000 per hectare on the limestone ridges on which Vittoria stands, in brown sands over calcareous sub-Apennine rock. It is harvested in the first ten days of October and spends four years in large French oak. The producer states biodynamic farming and organic certification.
Facts
- Producer
- Arianna Occhipinti · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Nero d'Avola (50%), Frappato (50%)
- Classification
- Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Fermented in cement tanks with native yeasts and 30 days on the skins; 48 months in 50 hectolitre French oak barrels, then 4 months in bottle
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Occhipinti Grotte Alte
What grapes are in Occhipinti Grotte Alte?
Occhipinti Grotte Alte is made from Nero d'Avola (50%), Frappato (50%). It is bottled as Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG.
How is Occhipinti Grotte Alte aged?
Fermented in cement tanks with native yeasts and 30 days on the skins; 48 months in 50 hectolitre French oak barrels, then 4 months in bottle.
What food pairs with Occhipinti Grotte Alte?
Rabbit stewed with olives is a natural match. Also try Pasta alla Norma or Grilled tuna steak. Slow-cooked rabbit with olives suits a savoury red that the producer describes as keeping the sapidity of the sea.
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