Top 100 red wines of Lazio - Page 2
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, fruity reds with a clear to intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a charming palate, with signature aromas of plum, cherry, violet (hallmark), red fruits, soft spices and herbal notes. Brings roundness and fruit to historic Chianti alongside Sangiovese. Renewed interest as a single variety producing more delicate, accessible Tuscan reds. Indigenous Italian variety from Tuscany, known since Etruscan times.
red wines from the region of Lazio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of oxtail with seed sauce, cannelloni chicken, pepper and mozzarella or simple and fragrant roast veal.
On the nose in the region of Lazio often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, earth. In the mouth in the region of Lazio is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.