The best wines of Cilento

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

Top wines of Cilento by region

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

Great red wines of Cilento

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Want to buy a red wine of Cilento cheap or sell a red wine of Cilento at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Cilento

Red wines from the region of Cilento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pasta such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, grandma melanie's cassoulet or eggplant and zucchini lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Cilento

On the nose the red wine of the region of Cilento. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, blackberry or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Cilento. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Cilento

  • 2011With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Cilento

  • Aglianico
  • Barbera
  • Piedirosso
  • Merlot
  • Primitivo

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Cilento

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

Discovering the wine region of Cilento

Campanian DOC south of Salerno (Cilento Natural Park, 59 communes), Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters. Aglianico is the signature red (60–75% of the Rosso): dense and complex with black cherry, blackberry, plum, leather, tobacco and balsamic notes, firm tannins — blended with Piedirosso and Primitivo. Fiano ("Santa Sofia") is the signature white (60–65%): vibrant and mineral with citrus, pear, white flowers and a smoky hint. Greco and Trebbiano complement.

Great white wines of Cilento

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Cilento

White wines from the region of Cilento go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with beer, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or baked tortilla.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Cilento

On the nose the white wine of the region of Cilento. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Cilento. is a powerful.

The best vintages in white wine of Cilento

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.92/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Cilento

  • Fiano
  • Falanghina
  • Malvasia
  • Trebbiano

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Cilento

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

Great pink wines of Cilento

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Want to buy a pink wine of Cilento cheap or sell a pink wine of Cilento at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Cilento

Pink wines from the region of Cilento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef bobotie, veal meatballs with curry or nanie's diced ham quiche.

The best vintages in pink wine of Cilento

  • 0With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Cilento

  • Sangiovese
  • Barbera
  • Aglianico

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Cilento

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

Discover the grape variety: Barbera

Intense, fruity reds with a deep purple robe, supple tannins and an ample palate with characteristically very high acidity, with signature aromas of red fruits (black cherry, morello), ripe plum, spices, violet and Piedmontese balsamic notes. Star of Barbera d'Asti DOCG and Barbera d'Alba DOC, also exported to Argentina (Mendoza) and California. Italian black variety, the third most planted red grape in Italy, originating from Piedmont.

Great sweet wines of Cilento

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Cilento cheap or sell a sweet wine of Cilento at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Cilento

Sweet wines from the region of Cilento go well with generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of mansaf, or jordanian lamb (jordan), milanese osso buco or stuffed round zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Cilento

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Cilento. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Cilento

  • 0With an average score of 4.20/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Cilento

  • Aglianico

The word of the wine: Pruine

A thin, fluffy film that covers the surface of the grape. It makes the berry impermeable and contains the indigenous yeasts necessary for the fermentation of the must.

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