The best wines of Carmignano

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

Top wines of Carmignano by region

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

Great red wines of Carmignano

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Want to buy a red wine of Carmignano cheap or sell a red wine of Carmignano 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 Carmignano

Red wines from the region of Carmignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, shoulder of lamb with a spoon or dafina.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Carmignano

On the nose the red wine of the region of Carmignano. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, caramel or licorice and sometimes also flavors of jam, dark chocolate or raspberry. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Carmignano. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Carmignano

  • 1999With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.17/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Carmignano

  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Carmignano

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

Discovering the wine region of Carmignano

The wine region of Carmignano is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Capezzana or the Domaine Piaggia produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carmignano are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carmignano often reveals types of flavors of cherry, licorice or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of dried apricot, walnut or vegetal.

In the mouth of Carmignano is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 18 estates and châteaux in the of Carmignano, producing 44 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Carmignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Great white wines of Carmignano

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Carmignano

White wines from the region of Carmignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of italian pasta salad, spinach and goat cheese quiche or lebanese hummus.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Carmignano

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

The best vintages in white wine of Carmignano

  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Carmignano

  • Trebbiano
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great pink wines of Carmignano

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Carmignano

Pink wines from the region of Carmignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, tunisian haja or veal breast with new vegetables.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Carmignano

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Carmignano. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Carmignano

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.45/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Carmignano

  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Great sweet wines of Carmignano

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Carmignano

Sweet wines from the region of Carmignano go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, tunisian haja or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Carmignano

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Carmignano. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, walnut or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, citrus fruit or spices.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Carmignano

  • 2009With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Carmignano

  • Sangiovese
  • Colombana Nera
  • Trebbiano
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Bouquet

The tertiary aromas that develop during aging and characterize the wine at its peak. This term is improperly used to refer to the aromas of a wine in general.

News from the vineyard of Carmignano

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit

Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...

Rhône Valley Wine Tour with Matt Walls

We are excited to announce the first of Decanter’s Wine Experiences, a series of carefully curated wine trips hosted by our regional wine specialists. Each trip is a carefully tailored once-in-a-lifetime experience that will grant guests access to the best vineyards, restaurants and wine experts of the region.   Starting with a trip to the Rhône valley, Matt Walls will be hosting the first Decanter Wine Experience, imparting his knowledge of the region which he has honed over the years while rep ...