Graci Etna Rosso Arcuria Sopra Il Pozzo 2017

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.