The best wines of Abruzzo

Discover the best wines of Abruzzo as well as the best winemakers of Abruzzo and estates of Abruzzo to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Abruzzo and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Abruzzo by region

Looking for a good wine of Abruzzo among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Abruzzo. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Abruzzo with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Abruzzo

Red wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or caramelized lamb mice.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Abruzzo

On the nose the red wine of the region of Abruzzo. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, stone fruit or yeast and sometimes also flavors of rhubarb, gooseberry or savory. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Abruzzo. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Abruzzo

  • 2002With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1981With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.31/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Abruzzo

  • Montepulciano
  • Primitivo
  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Negroamaro
  • Malvasia Nera

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Abruzzo

A wine route planned in the region of Abruzzo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Abruzzo.

Discovering the wine region of Abruzzo

Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.

The region's star varieties are the native red Montepulciano and white Trebbiano. The supporting cast is made up of a few international varieties such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and indigenous varieties such as Sangiovese, Passerina, Pecorino and Cococciola. The usual Maturation process for Abruzzo wine is in oak. However, Montepulciano Cerasuolo is aged in stainless steel.

Great white wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Abruzzo

White wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with shrimps, vegan leek and tofu quiche or baked vegetable chips.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Abruzzo

On the nose the white wine of the region of Abruzzo. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, sage or almonds and sometimes also flavors of cheese, grass or hay. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Abruzzo. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Abruzzo

  • 1997With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Abruzzo

  • Pecorino
  • Trebbiano
  • Falanghina
  • Trebbiano D'Abruzzo
  • Chardonnay
  • Malvasia

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Abruzzo

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Discover the grape variety: Cococciola

Great sparkling wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Abruzzo

Sparkling wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, pork or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of traditional pastry flan, light stuffed tomatoes or penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Abruzzo

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Abruzzo. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of yeast, banana or microbio.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Abruzzo

  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 1980With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Abruzzo

  • Moscato
  • Trebbiano
  • Malvasia
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Montepulciano
  • Lambrusco

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Abruzzo

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The word of the wine: Bâtonnage

A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.

Great pink wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Abruzzo

Pink wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of beef strogonoff, venison stew to be prepared the day before or lamb epigram in spicy sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Abruzzo

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Abruzzo. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lemon or nectarine and sometimes also flavors of floral, spices or oak.

The best vintages in pink wine of Abruzzo

  • 2019With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.71/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Abruzzo

  • Montepulciano
  • Trebbiano
  • Moscato Rosa del Trentino
  • Merlot
  • Pecorino
  • Passerina

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Abruzzo

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Discover the grape variety: Malvasia

Great sweet wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Abruzzo

Sweet wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or croque madame.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Abruzzo

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Abruzzo. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Abruzzo. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Abruzzo

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.15/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Abruzzo

  • Moscatello Selvatico
  • Moscato
  • Montepulciano
  • Malvasia
  • Trebbiano
  • Chardonnay

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Abruzzo

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The word of the wine: Venaison (taste of)

Wine aromas reminiscent of game (fur, leather, hare's belly).

Great unknow wines of Abruzzo

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Abruzzo

Unknow wines from the region of Abruzzo go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, spaghetti all 'amatriciana or old-fashioned pork roll.

The best vintages in unknow wine of Abruzzo

  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in unknow wine of Abruzzo

  • Montepulciano

The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Abruzzo

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