In the glass

Light-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryClean And Refreshing finish

Aroma: almond blossom, lemon, white peach, fennel

Palate: citrus, light stone fruit, clean herbal, fresh finish

Mandrarossa's varietal Catarratto is the most characteristically Sicilian of the range: Sicily's most widely planted white variety in its simplest, freshest expression from Menfi's coastal estate.

What it pairs with

  • Pasta con le acciughe
    The wine's almond-herb freshness is the classic Sicilian match for anchovy pasta.
  • Caprese salad
    Light, crisp and fresh: a summer salad wine for daytime meals.
  • Grilled sardines
    Catarratto's clean acidity cleanses the oil from grilled whole sardines.

History

Mandrarossa produces Catarratto as an affordable expression of Sicily's most widely grown grape, demonstrating that careful winemaking from the cooperative's Menfi estates can produce a clean, characterful varietal Catarratto.

  1. 2003 — First Mandrarossa varietal Catarratto from coastal Menfi vineyards

Facts

Producer
Settesoli Mandrarossa
Grapes
Catarratto (100%)
Classification
Menfi DOC
Oak
Stainless steel only
ABV
12.5%
Price
EUR 9-14 at retail
Drinking window
1-3 from vintage
First vintage
2003

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