Licataa

$79.001.5L

At the party or over the water back to Shaolin, a red demi-sec sparkler sets everything in the right direction.

Match with steamed bao buns, chicken mole,

lasagna Bolognese

and a big slab of chocolate cake.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium Intensity, developing, cherry, strawberry jam, violets

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, medium sweet, medium acidity, light tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, plum, raspberry, black cherry

As created by Parma's Cantine Ceci and Staten Island's Raekwon the Chef, Licataa, referring to a town in Sicily heavy with a history of US emigration, gets its color from a soft pressing with a long maceration and its sparkle through a 2nd fermentation in pressurized tanks. The Licataa blue-chrome bottle features an archer because, as Raekwon says, "I wanted to create a wine that, when I give it to you, it sticks."