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.

Discovering the wine region of Lazio

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.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Lazio

red wines from the region of Lazio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, pasta with mushroom sauce or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lazio

On the nose in the region of Lazio often reveals types of flavors of earthy, blueberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Lazio is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.