Top 100 red wines of Lazio - Page 3

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: Sangiovese

Firm, upright reds with precise acidity and angular tannins, showing aromas of sour cherry, plum, dried herbs, leather, black tea and balsamic notes. Characteristically bitter, savoury finish. Star of Chianti Classico DOCG, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG and Morellino di Scansano. Italy's most planted variety, a descendant of Ciliegiolo × Calabrese di Montenuovo.

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 beef pot au feu (grandma's style), ricotta and spinach lasagna or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Lazio

On the nose in the region of Lazio often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth in the region of Lazio is a with a nice freshness.