In the glass
Aroma: dark cherry, rose, volcanic earth, tobacco
Palate: cherry-plum, iron mineral, charcoal, dried herbs
Cottanera's single-contrada Calderara Sottana Etna Rosso: firmer and more structured than the estate red, showcasing the depth of this historic north-slope contrada.
What it pairs with
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Grilled lamb with wild herbs and lemon
The wine's firm tannins and herb complexity frame the lamb perfectly. -
Pasta al cinghiale (wild boar ragu)
The wine's dark-fruit richness and earthy mineral notes pair with the gamey ragu. -
Aged Pecorino Siciliano DOP
Firm tannins and saline mineral cut through the intense aged sheep's-milk cheese.
History
Cottanera introduced the Calderara Sottana single-contrada bottling in 2014 to highlight the exceptional quality of this historic north-slope plot, neighboured by the celebrated Terre Nere Calderara parcel. The wine represents the estate's most structured and age-worthy Etna Rosso.
- 2014 — First Calderara Sottana single-contrada vintage from Cottanera
Facts
- Producer
- Cottanera
- Grapes
- Nerello Mascalese
- Classification
- Etna Rosso DOC
- Oak
- 18 months in large Slavonian oak botti
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- €38-60 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-18 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2014