The wine region of Barolo Chinato is located in the region of Barolo of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cappellano or the Domaine Cordero di Montezemolo produce mainly wines sweet, red and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barolo Chinato are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barolo Chinato often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, cinnamon or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
In the mouth of Barolo Chinato is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 57 estates and châteaux in the of Barolo Chinato, producing 57 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barolo Chinato go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
The project was devised by FIS president Franco Maria Ricci and officially unveiled last week in Rome at the Foundation’s latest annual International Wine Culture Forum. ‘About four months ago I thought we should do some proper experiments to understand what happens to wine and vines in space. Eventually, I decided that this year’s FIS Forum had to be dedicated entirely to this subject,’ Ricci told Decanter. ‘My idea would be to understand if the vine can live and survive in space (and eve ...
I’m fortunate enough to taste a fair amount of fine wine each year and I have come to the conclusion that each of us is forced to build our own stylistic preferences, regardless of the appellation or classification of a wine. Instead of simply choosing a bottle of Bordeaux over Barolo, for example, most of us probably aim to drink each on the right occasion and, in doing so, carve out our individual preferences for these wines. My personal bias – which I must confess, to be fair and transp ...
The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...
