Winery Agricola FontecolleSololoro Montefalco Rosso
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sololoro Montefalco Rosso of the Winery Agricola Fontecolle is in the top 20 of wines of Montefalco.
Taste structure of the Sololoro Montefalco Rosso from the Winery Agricola Fontecolle
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sololoro Montefalco Rosso of Winery Agricola Fontecolle in the region of Umbria is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sololoro Montefalco Rosso of Winery Agricola Fontecolle in the region of Umbria often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Sololoro Montefalco Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Sololoro Montefalco Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Sololoro Montefalco Rosso
The Sololoro Montefalco Rosso of Winery Agricola Fontecolle matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of bernard's potée, eggplant lasagna or axoa from espelette ( 22nd meeting ).
Details and technical informations about Winery Agricola Fontecolle's Sololoro Montefalco Rosso.
Discover the grape variety: Cayuga
Complex interspecific cross between white seyval (5-276 Seyve-Villard) and schuyler obtained in 1945 by Robinson Willard B. and Einset John at Cornell University in Geneva (USA). It can also be found in Canada, almost unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sololoro Montefalco Rosso from Winery Agricola Fontecolle are 2015, 2009, 2008, 2016 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Agricola Fontecolle
The Winery Agricola Fontecolle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Montefalco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montefalco
The wine region of Montefalco is located in the region of Ombrie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paolo Bea or the Domaine Paolo Bea produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montefalco are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montefalco often reveals types of flavors of oak, tropical fruit or bramble and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, graphite or cinnamon.
The wine region of Umbria
Umbria, in CentralItaly, is a region of lush hills, hilltop villages and iconic historic towns. The latter are exemplified by Orvieto and Assisi. At the very heart of the Italian peninsula, it is surrounded by Tuscany, Marche and Lazio. It is in fact the only Italian region without a coastline or international border.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
