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.
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.
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.