Stilla Maris

Producer:
Tenuta Scuotto
Region:
Campania
Grape:
Aglianico di Taurasi
Classification:
IGT
Vintage:
2012
Capacity:
0.75 l

A dry red wine made from native Campania grape Aglianico di Taurasi. A unique release of Aglianico made only in the best vintages, in total there is only 1280 bottles of the vintage 2012. The pearl in the crown for Tentuta Scuotto, the result of rigorous selection of grapes, careful fermentation and ageing, appealing by elegant label and the name „Stilla Maris”, meaning sea drop. The producers say it is “like a sea drop emerging from the most rigorous selection”. The quintessence of Scuotto’s winemaking, very original and carefully made, but above all originating from perfectly run vineyards.

Details

Color: intense ruby red with violet hues.

Aroma: rich, complex, notes of blackberry, cherry, plum, forest fruits.

Flavor: dry, warm, velvety, long lingering aftertaste.

Food matching: excellent with meat dishes, roast and grilled meats, seasoned cheeses.

Serving temperature: 16°/18°C

Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Featured Italian Wines

Cantine Nicosia

Insolia

A dry white wine made from native Sicily grape Insolia. A unique wine popular on the whole island, known as Ansonica. Gently aromatic, with balanced acidity, soft and with a marked mineral note.

Color: intense straw yellow.
Aroma: aromatic, notes of exotic fruits.
Flavor: soft, mineral.
Food matching: excellent with pasta with sardines, fish, white meats, grilled vegetables.
Serving temperature: 10°C/12°C.
Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Azienda Agricola La Torre

Rosso di Montalcino

A dry red wine of the indigenous Sangiovese Grosso grape variety. This is a specific Sangiovese variety from which are produced the wines of the Montalcino zone, Rosso and Brunello. Thanks to the location of vineyards at an altitude of 420 meters the wine is characterized by an intensive bouquet and very good structure. Rosso di Montalcino is a basic version of a great Tuscan wine called Brunello. The ageing period of Rosso is much shorter. Roso di Montalcino from our producer, Luigi Anania, is aged in oak casks for 18 and in bottle for 2 months.

Color: ruby red.
Aroma: notes of berries and tobacco.
Flavor: velvety, harmonious, gently tannic.
Food matching: dishes based on meat sauces, venison, for red meats, including grilled to medium seasoned cheeses.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C.
Alcohol content: 14%

Vinchio Vaglio Serra

Nivasco Piemonte Brachetto

Sweet red lightly sparkling dessert wine. Unique in its kind because it is made from aromatic Brachetto grape variety - grown only in the Piedmont. Nivasco is the name of the valley, not too sunny and secluded by a stretch of woods, where are located the vineyards from which derives the Brachetto. Aromatic grapes are characterized by a high intensity of fragrances which then is marked in the wine. Thanks to its natural fermentation this light and pleasant wine with a lively and brilliant color retains its original aromas of strawberry and wild strawberry with a delicate hint of musk.

Color: red, ruby red, brilliant.
Aromal: notes of strawberry, wid strawberry, delicate musk.
Flavor: sweet, gentle.
Food matching: for all kinds of cakes and cookies, fruit in syrup, ice cream (great for ice cream with strawberries) and chocolate-based desserts.
Serving temperature: 8°/10°C.
Alcohol content: 6%.

Vinchio Vaglio Serra

Valamasca Moscato di Asti

A sweet white dessert lightly sparkling wine of the native grape of Piemonte, Moscato Bianco. This aromatic grape, dominating in Piemonte, and exactly in the Province of Asti, of the Moscato Bianco variety - White Moscato is also called nectar of the Gods, because of its sweetness. The wine produced from this vine is known throughout the world, also in Spumante version. Valamasca is a valley where is cultivated Moscato d‘Asti and an accurate translation of the name is Valle delle Masche what in the Piemontese dialect means valley of ghosts. This wine includes all aromas of the Moscato grape - orange blossom, sage, peach. It can be drunk any time of the day, whatever the occasion.

Color: straw yellow, brilliant.
Aroma: orange blossom, sage, peach, ripe grapes.
Flavor: noticeable notes of sage, white peach, rose and orange blossom.
Food matching: perfect for desserts, all kinds of cakes and cookies, fruit in syrup, perfect with a mature and sweet peach.
Serving temperature: 8°/10°C.
Alcohol content: 5.5%.

Vinchio Vaglio Serra

Piemonte Cortese Magnum 1.5L

Dry white wine from Piedmont‘s native Cortese grape. The grateful grape variety, dominating throughout the Piedmont, called Cortese - which means polite, nice, depending on the method of vinification and the zone of origin gives great wine of Gavi type or a simple wine to drink with a meal, as our Piemonte Cortese. Delicate and light tastes good with fish and white meats.

Color: straw-yellow with greenish reflections.
Aroma: delicate, fruity, notes of tropical fruit.
Flavor: crisp, harmonious.
Food matching: perfect for an aperitif and with light dishes based on fish and white meats.
Chilled in hot summer days goes well with every meal. Serving temperature: 10°/12°C.
Alcohol content: 11,5%.

Vigne Sannite

Greco

Dry white wine of Campanian native Greco grape. It comes from the vineyards located in the surroundings of Monte Taburno, the Taburno Mount, in the province of Benevento, in the north-eastern part of the region. As its name suggests, the wine was brought along by the Greeks to ancient Italy. Thus, this grape variety was already known in ancient times, Virgil and Pliny wrote about its merits. The Sannio zone, with many areas rich in minerals, is suitable for growing of these noble white grapes, collected in autumn in October. This is a wine with rich and elegant structure, unusually original.

Color: straw yellow, shimmering.
Aroma: complex, notes of citrus, apricot and peach.
Flavor: soft, mineral, elegant.
Food matching: perfect with white meat- and fish-based aromatic dishes and sauces, cream and thick vegetable dishes, boiled vegetables.
Serving temperature: 12°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Cantine Nicosia

Nero di Avola

A dry red wine made from native Sicily grape Nero di Avola. It‘s the most popular red grape variety associated with the sunny island. The classic zone of cultivation is located in the mid-southern part of the island, in the province of Syracuse. Nero di Avola from the Fondo Filara range is gentle and fruity contrary to the western part where this grape gives more structured wines. This wine was aged for 6 months in small French oak barrels, barriques.

Color: intense ruby red.
Aroma: rich, notes of cherries and sweet spices.
Flavor: warm, soft, slightly tannic.
Food matching: excellent with pastas and ragù lasagna, lamb, roast and stewed meats.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Cantina della Vernaccia Oristano

Maimone Cannonau di Sardegna

A dry red wine of Cannonau. It is the most famous and important red wine of Sardinia. The first evidence of Cannonau dates back to XIII-th century, probably is related to Spain‘s grape Alicante introduced to the island by the Spanish. Maimone is the local dialect for water, so necessary for the vine after hot days. It is a full-bodied wine of deep color and with rich aromas, aged for 8 months in French oak barrels.

Color: burgundy with purple reflections.
Aroma: rich, notes of plum, blackberry, toasted wood.
Flavor: soft, full, warm.
Food matching: excellent with pasta meat sauces, roast meats, game.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Cantina Castelnuovo del Garda

„Sweet Life” Vino Bianco

Semi-sweet white wine obtained from Garganega and Trebbiano grapes. A light and gently fruity wine with a beautiful color and delicate taste.

Color: light straw-yellow.
Aroma: delicate, notes of exotic fruits.
Flavor: semi-sweet, pleasing.
Food Matching: with light snacks and appetizers.
Serving temperature: 10°C.
Alcohol content: 11%.

Cantine Sant’Agata

Gavi del Comune di Gavi "Ciarea"

A dry white wine of Piedmont‘s native grape, Cortese. The variety naturalized in Piedmont for centuries gives fresh white wines, very ripe and delicate. And Gavi is the name of the town and DOCG zone located in the province of Alessandria near the border with Liguria. Cortese from Gavi combines the delicateness of Ligurian wines with structure of Piedmontese. The name Ciarea in the piedmontese dialect signifies a greeting, the word ciao.

Color: straw yellow, shimmering.
Aroma: complex, delicate, notes of citrus and almonds.
Flavor: crisp, fresh, harmonious.
Food matching: excellent with starters, dishes based on fish and seafood.
Serving temperature: 12°C.
Alcohol content: 12%.