Top 100 red wines of Lazio
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Lazio as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Lazio and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Two-millennia Roman vineyard, predominantly white on the volcanic soils of the Castelli Romani. Frascati DOC as figurehead: fresh, accessible whites based on Malvasia and Trebbiano, notes of green apple, white flowers and almond, slightly bitter finish. Also Bellone and Grechetto. Emblematic red: Cesanese del Piglio DOCG, fleshy with notes of ripe cherry, dry herbs and spice, round tannins.
Temperate climate. The Roman table wine par excellence.
Fresh, thirst-quenching dry whites with a pale robe, a supple palate and preserved acidity of simple citrus (lemon), green apple, white flowers and neutral notes. A light profile to drink young. A family with several varieties (Toscano, Romagnolo, d'Abruzzo, Giallo), pillar of everyday Italian whites (Orvieto DOC, Frascati DOC, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC). Exported to France as ugni blanc for Cognac and Armagnac distillation.
red wines from the region of Lazio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, pasta with ham and tomato or sauté of veal with chorizo.