{"title":"Tasca d'Almerita | Sicily","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Collection_Banner_1a155bd8-1d4a-45dc-87b4-5f72b6084367.jpg?v=1570641157\" alt=\"Tasca d'Almerita Vineyards in Sicily \"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tasca Family has always cultivated its land with passion, attention for technological innovation and deep respect for the natural environment. Nestled in a landscape of rare beauty, at an altitude between 400 and 700 meters above sea level, the Regaleali Estate has a unique microclimate that is perfect for growing a variety of grapes across its 400 hectares of vineyard. Here, the grape vines are alternated with almond trees, expanses of wheat, oat, and groves of young and old olive trees. Plants of juniper, rosemary and eucalyptus grow around the reserves of rainwater flocked with wild ducks and grey herons during winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Regaleali estate has been in the hands of the noble Tasca family since 1830 and ever since, the property has been run according to the best principles of the agricultural aristocracy: with one eye firmly on quality, and the other on experimentation. Tasca’s large range is the product of the family’s most successful innovations, including short pruning for lower yields, the championing of local Inzolia and Nero d’Avola vines, the introduction of French varieties, and the use of barriques and temperature control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tasca family have also been developing vineyards outside their main base at Regaleali. There is wonderful passito Malvasia made on the Aeolian island of Salina, and more recently the family established their Tascante estate, on the north-facing slopes of Mount Etna. The tradition and terroir of each location is captured with great clarity in the bottle. This is a singularly accomplished and increasingly complete range of Sicilian wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tascadalmerita.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tasca d'Almerita Website\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTasca d'Almerita Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tasca-lamuri-nero-davola","title":"Tasca Tenuta Regaleali Lamùri Nero d'Avola 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tasca Lamùri is made from a selection of Nero d’Avola grapes cultivated high on the hills of the Regaleali estate. The name Lamùri comes from the Sicilian word for love, \"L'Amore\", the same love that Tasca d'Almerita put into their work! After fermentation, the wine is aged in French barriques for one year to add extra finesse. Intense ruby-red in colour, Lamùri offers lush aromas of black cherry, black fruits, vanilla, tobacco, and wild herbs. On the palate, velvety tannins and refreshing acidity make for an elegant, expressive, crowd-pleasing wine. [#intro]You'll 'LOVE' this elegant \u0026amp; velvety Sicilian Nero d'Avola it's a real crowd pleaser...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tasca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30520431181882,"sku":"A21TASCALAMURI-1","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/LamuriBottle.jpg?v=1667922103"},{"product_id":"tasca-cavallo-delle-fate-grillo","title":"Tasca Cavallo delle Fate Grillo 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrillo, which translates as \"cricket,\" is a historical Sicilian white wine grape variety, initially made famous internationally through the production of Marsala wines, but it is also capable of producing dry white wines of incredible depth and concentration. At Tasca's Tenuta Regaleali estate in western Sicily the Grillo grape has been cultivated for years and for this wine Tasca harvests their vines at different periods to retain freshness and also lend structure that will carry the wine through extended bottle age. Pale straw yellow in colour, Tasca d'Almerita Grillo offers a broad range of bright fruit aromas from crisp citrus to white peach, tangy apricots, and exotic tropical fruit like pineapple. An elegant backbone of minerality carries the wine across the palate and leads into a long, balanced finish. Pair this wine with seafood pasta, cous cous, tuna and poultry or veal.[#intro]A dry white Sicillian wine of incredible depth and concentration...[\/intro]  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tasca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30532433608762,"sku":"A22TASCAGRILLO-1","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/GrilloBottle_0d579db3-2244-42c3-abda-b9112118b0d5.jpg?v=1675263648"},{"product_id":"tasca-catarratto-buonsenso","title":"Tasca Catarratto Buonsenso 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrapes for the Tasca Catarratto Buonsenso are sourced from the Regaleali estate, cultivated up to 900 metres above sea level. The variety brings the harvest season to a close, as it is the grape that ripens latest, even later than the reds. The result is a sublime wine, stripped of the coarse qualities the variety usually has in coastal areas. Elegant, fine, with a perfumed bouquet of pink grapefruit, yellow peach and green tea, in the mouth supported by a fresh acidity that makes it long-lived and tasty on the palate, long and persistent. [#intro]A sublime \u0026amp; elegant wine, Buonsenso tastes good \u0026amp; is pleasing to the senses!...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tasca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40386595487811,"sku":"A24TASCACATARRATTO","price":21.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/products\/CatarrattoBuonsensoBt.jpg?v=1675268639"},{"product_id":"tasca-tenuta-regaleali-rosso-del-conte","title":"Tasca Tenuta Regaleali Rosso del Conte 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the heart of Sicily, Tasca's Tenuta Regaleali Rosso del Conte is an award winning wine made only in exceptional vintages and is a faithful expression of its terroir and the beautiful Vigna San Lucio vineyard where the grapes are grown. In 1959, Conte Giuseppe Tasca, planted the San Lucio bush-trained vineyard in the magical countryside of Tenuta Regaleali, an hour and half’s drive inland from Palermo. He decided to alternate four vines of the powerful Perricone grape variety to every 10 plants of Nero d’Avola. Today, this vineyard is a beautiful plot of 7 hectares and showcases perfectly how these two grape varieties coexist. This vintage is Perricone (48%) and Nero d’Avola (52%) matured for 18 months in new 225 litre French oak barrels. Rosso del Conte is a wine that is exuberant, vibrant and energetic in its youth, yet with ageing it develops a velvety touch, without losing structure and flavour. Certainly a wine for the cellar. [#intro]Made only in perfect vintages, an award-winning red blend of Nero d'Avola \u0026amp; Perricone...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tasca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55400606040445,"sku":"A17TASCAROSSODELCONTE-1","price":61.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/RossodelConteBt.jpg?v=1689510230"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Collection_Image_e7785bcc-a2b8-4902-92df-254f34c27802.jpg?v=1570641239","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/tasca-dalmerita-sicily-italy.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}