Wines made from Raboso Piave grapes of Colli Euganei
Discover the best wines made with Raboso Piave as a single variety or as a blend of Colli Euganei.
A very old variety known and cultivated more precisely in the north-east of Italy in the Veneto region (provinces of Treviso, Padua, Venice, etc.), not to be confused with Raboso Veronese, which is the result of an intraspecific cross between Raboso Piave and Marzemina Bianca. Raboso Piave is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries.
The wine region of Colli Euganei is located in the region of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vignalta or the Domaine Vignalta produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Euganei are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Euganei often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, earthy or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or honey.
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