Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Graci |
Label Name: | Etna Rosso Arcuria Sopra Il Pozzo |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Etna (Passopisciaro, Contrada Arcurìa, Catania) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 14-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate (Monica Larner) 93/100; Decanter (James Button) 94/100; James Suckling and Falstaff positive reviews; Gambero Rosso multi‑year ‘Tre Bicchieri’ listings for Graci
Tasting Note
Silky, tensile red: dried cherry, raspberry, rose petal, wild herbs, balsamic spice and flinty volcanic mineral. Fine, grainy tannins, bright acidity and a long saline finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roasted lamb, grilled beef, mushroom risotto, aged pecorino, charcuterie. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), teriyaki beef, hoisin/char siu pork, Peking duck, Sichuan‑style braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested late October; spontaneous fermentation without selected yeasts; long maceration in large troncoconical oak vats; 18 months in 42‑hl oak vats then 12 months bottle aging.
Vineyard Info
Produced by Azienda Agricola Graci (Alberto Graci), a Passopisciaro estate focused on high‑altitude Etna terroirs and low‑intervention, organic viticulture; Arcurìa’s ‘Sopra il Pozzo’ is a single‑parcel selection on stony, coarse‑sand volcanic soils.