Vino Mantonico - Tenuta Dioscuri
by Tenuta Dioscuri: A Legacy of Fine Wines · vintage 2016
Passito white wine “Montonico” PGI Locride from Tenuta Dioscuri. The white Mantonico grapes seem to have arrived in Locris with the landing of the first Greek colonists in the 7th century BC. The name derives from the Greek mantonikos which means soothsayer, prophet. In fact, the wine obtained was used by the priests of ancient Locri Epizefiri to celebrate ceremonies. Wine with a characteristic amber colour, with hints of dried fruit and apricot and a strong and intense flavour.
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Vino Mantonico - Tenuta Dioscuri
Passito white wine “Montonico” PGI Locride from Tenuta Dioscuri. The white Mantonico grapes seem to have arrived in Locris with the landing of the first Greek colonists in the 7th century BC. The name derives from the Greek mantonikos which means soothsayer, prophet. In fact, the wine obtained was used by the priests of ancient Locri Epizefiri to celebrate ceremonies. Wine with a characteristic amber colour, with hints of dried fruit and apricot and a strong and intense flavour.
MANTONICO WINE IGP LOCRIDE
PASSITO
GRAPES AND VINIFICATION:
GEOGRAPHIC POSITION: Municipality of Bianco, Province of
Reggio Calabria
VINES: Mantonico
HARVEST PERIOD: First half of October
DRYING: Ventilated greenhouses
VINIFICATION: White vinification in tanks
steel and last three months in
Barriques.
ORGANOLEPTIC EXAMINATION:
COLOUR: Amber yellow.
BOUQUET: Fruity, Floral and Spicy.
TASTE: Sweet, Soft, Balanced, Intense,
End and Persistent
PAIRINGS:
Seasoned cheeses and dry pastry desserts.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 - 16 °C
Tenuta Dioscuri: A Legacy of Fine Wines
Calabria, Italy
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