Winery Cantine AstroniAstro Extra Dry
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantine Astroni's Astro Extra Dry.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Cantine Astroni
The Winery Cantine Astroni is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Campi Flegrei to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Campi Flegrei
The wine region of Campi Flegrei is located in the region of Campanie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Agnanum or the Domaine Contrada Salandra produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Campi Flegrei are Aglianico, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Campi Flegrei often reveals types of flavors of cherry, minerality or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
The wine region of Campania
Campania is a region that forms the "tibia" of the boot of Italy, and whose largest city is Naples. Its name comes from Campania felix, a Latin phrase meaning roughly "happy land". The region has strong historical links with wine and vineyards, dating back to the 12th century BC, and is one of the oldest wine regions in Italy. The considerable influence of ancient empires, including the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines, means that some of the varieties in this region are linked to historical legends.
The word of the wine: Sweet
Generic term for wines containing residual sugar (natural sugars in the grapes that have not been transformed into alcohol). It is also used to describe a wine with a dominantly sweet flavour, without further explanation.
