The wine region of Valcalepio is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castello Degli Angeli or the Domaine Castello di Grumello produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valcalepio are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valcalepio often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, black fruit or non oak.
In the mouth of Valcalepio is a powerful. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Valcalepio, producing 114 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valcalepio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
red wines from the region of Valcalepio go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fast and, spaghetti with salmon or gypsy sauce.
