Crucimonaci, Alice Bonaccorsi
Grape
80% Nerello Mascalese
20% Nerello Cappuccio
Drinking Window
Drink now or by 2030
Region
Randazzo, Sicily
Pairings
Carbonara, grilled tuna steak, legumes soup with pork sausage, aged cheese, roasted chestnuts
Regional Recipe
Winemaker Notes
Sandy, vulcanic soil, rich in minerals,vineyard at 750 meters above sea level, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous vulcanic yeast, no filtration or clarification, ages for 48 months in steel cask, than 12 months in oak barrel and 12 in the bottle.
The Story
Etna wines are nowadays among the most important and elegant wines in Italy, often even being compared with Burgundy. The context is unique and every winery has its pecularity. Valcerasa is an artisan reality carried on by Alice Bonaccorsi and her husband in Contrada Crocemonaci (Catania). This stunning winery on the Etna's slopes is loaded with gnarly old vines, while the newer plantings are the offspring of a massal selection from the best old vines on the original Estate.