Carricante

White wine grapeItaly

The style profiled here is a dry, medium-bodied white Carricante wine: taut, citrus blossom and mineral. Typical alcohol is 11.5 to 13.5%. Serve it at 9 to 12 °C.

Also called Catanese Bianco, Catarratto alla porta bianca di Sicilia, and other synonyms.

Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Bone dry
Body: Medium
Tannin: Very low
Acidity: Very high

Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.

Food pairings

Shellfish
Grilled fish
Seafood pasta

Where it grows

Notable regions: Sicily
Notable wines: Etna DOC

Explore its wine regions

Sicily

Similar grapes

Assyrtikosaline, citrus, steely Compare with Carricante
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Arintolemon, steely, ages well Compare with Carricante

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Carricante (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q1044986 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 2126.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Carricante, Consorzio Etna DOC.