The best wines of Elba

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

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Top wines of Elba by region

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

Great red wines of Elba

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

Red wines from the region of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, tajine of beef balls and merguez or gigolette of rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Elba

On the nose the red wine of the region of Elba. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Elba. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in red wine of Elba

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.79/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Elba

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malvasia Nera
  • Vermentino

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Elba

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

Discovering the wine region of Elba

The wine region of Elba is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Acquabona or the Domaine Valle di Lazzaro produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Elba are Sangiovese, Vermentino and Aléatico, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose 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 of Elba is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 20 estates and châteaux in the of Elba, producing 124 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.

Great white wines of Elba

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Elba

White 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 lasagna bolognese express, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or gougèress.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Elba

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

The best vintages in white wine of Elba

  • 2018With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.58/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Elba

  • Ansonica
  • Vermentino
  • Chardonnay
  • Procanico
  • Malvasia
  • Trebbiano

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Elba

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

    Discover the grape variety: Merlot

    Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

    Great sparkling wines of Elba

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    Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Elba

    Sparkling wines from the region of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

    The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Elba

    • Aleatico

    The word of the wine: Rosé (champagne)

    Unique rosé wine made by blending white wine with a small amount of red Champagne. It is however possible to vinify the must directly into rosé.

    Great pink wines of Elba

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    Want to buy a pink wine of Elba cheap or sell a pink wine of Elba 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 Elba

    Pink wines from the region of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, merguez with lentils or puchero.

    The best vintages in pink wine of Elba

    • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.59/5
    • 2019With an average score of 3.53/5
    • 2018With an average score of 3.31/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.04/5
    • 2015With an average score of 2.95/5

    The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Elba

    • Sangiovese
    • Merlot
    • Shiraz/Syrah
    • Aleatico

    Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

    The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

    Great sweet wines of Elba

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    Want to buy a sweet wine of Elba cheap or sell a sweet wine of Elba 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 Elba

    Sweet wines from the region of Elba go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of express veal stew in a pressure cooker, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or veal chop with mushrooms.

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Elba

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Elba. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Elba. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Elba

    • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5
    • 2017With an average score of 4.23/5
    • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
    • 2015With an average score of 4.13/5
    • 2008With an average score of 4.13/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Elba

    • Aleatico

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Elba

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

      The word of the wine: Consistency

      In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

      News from the vineyard of Elba

      Bordeaux’s secondary market share plummets to all-time low

      The region’s trade share slumped to an historic low of 37.7% in 2021 after failing to keep pace with the broader market. It was the first time Bordeaux’s market share had ever fallen below 40%. At the time of writing, it has slipped to 32%, according to Liv-ex. The company divides its main index into a series of sub-indices. Over the past year, the Bordeaux sub-index increased by a modest 11.5%, compared to 43.8% for Burgundy and 51.2% for Champagne. The main challenger to Bordeaux’s throne is B ...

      Château Angélus: producer profile

      Moneypenny, James Bond, Q. Not a bad trio for your wine to share the screen with in its latest cameo. I’ll try not to give too many spoilers if you haven’t yet seen No Time To Die, but I don’t think it gives too much away to say that Bond can’t resist swiping two generous glasses of Château Angélus (2005, although you don’t see the vintage on screen) for himself and Moneypenny from a bottle that Q had carefully opened for his date later that night. This is the third Bond film in which Angélus ha ...

      Port producer proposes new classification for ‘young harvest’ releases

      Albino Jorge Sousa, owner of Port estate Quinta da Boeira, said his proposal for a new classification called ‘Full Body-Young Harvest’ Ports would inject cashflow earlier for Port producers. Jorge Sousa urged the Port sector to ‘wake up’ to meet what he said was growing demand for younger Ports from wine buyers and importers over the past two years. His proposal comes amid wider efforts to help reinvigorate the Port category. This year, Portugal’s Port and Douro Wine Institute, the I ...