Top 100 wines of Elba
Discover the top 100 best wines of Elba of Elba as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Elba and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Elba
DOC on the volcanic island of Elba (Tuscany, Tyrrhenian Sea), ~350 ha, sun-drenched poor soils. Signature Ansonica as white king (Mediterranean native): delicate with white flowers, stone fruits, almond, apricot and saline iodine touch — dry or as golden passito. Sangiovese (min. 60%) in silky red (ripe red fruits, licorice, fine tannins).
Aleatico Passito DOCG as sweet jewel: rose, candied raspberry, coffee, spices. Island treasure.
Discover the grape variety: Aléatico
Aromatic, sweet reds with a light ruby robe, fine tannins and a luscious palate. Intense, refined aromas of rose, wild strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry, delicate muscat and soft spices. Often vinified as passito, sweet or fortified by drying; rarely as dry reds. Star of Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG and Aleatico di Gradoli DOC in Lazio, also present in Puglia. Native Italian variety, related to Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Elba
wines from the region of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pasta with mussels, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or tuna, tomato and olive cake.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Elba
On the nose in the region of Elba often reveals types of flavors of tropical, tropical fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or vegetal. In the mouth in the region of Elba is a powerful with a nice freshness.
