The Winery Balistreri of Colorado

Winery Balistreri
The winery offers 35 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 27 of the estates of Colorado.
It is located in Colorado

The Winery Balistreri is one of the world's great estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in of Colorado to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Balistreri wines

Looking for the best Winery Balistreri wines in Colorado among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Balistreri wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Balistreri wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Balistreri

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Balistreri

How Winery Balistreri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of steak tartare, lamb with vermicelli or chinese noodles with shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Balistreri

On the nose the red wine of Winery Balistreri. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Balistreri

  • 2009With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Balistreri.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Carignan
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Colorado

Colorado is a state in the western United States, bordered by NewMexico to the South and Wyoming to the North. Colorado's vineyards are among the highest in the world, reaching altitudes of 2135 m in the Rocky Mountains. They rival even the famous Andean vineyards of Argentina. Grapes grown at this altitude produce wine with vibrant, intense colors and aromas created by the intense sunlight and cool nights.

Colorado's best wines are made from grape varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Riesling and Chardonnay. The state covers just under 270,000 square miles of land between latitudes 37°N and 41°N, from the Rockies to the eastern lowlands. Colorado's Climate is typically continental; the nearest large bodies of water are more than 500 miles away. This results in hot, Dry summers and cold winters, especially in the higher elevations.

The top white wines of Winery Balistreri

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Balistreri

How Winery Balistreri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cantonese rice, codfish aioli or ham and comté quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Balistreri.

  • Chardonnay
  • Orange Muscat
  • Riesling

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Balistreri

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Balistreri

How Winery Balistreri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of monkfish tagine, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or chicken breasts stuffed with rocket and goat cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Balistreri.

  • Zinfandel

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Balistreri

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Balistreri

How Winery Balistreri wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, greek-style shepherd's pie or chicken, zucchini and tomato pie.

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Balistreri.

  • Tinto Cao
  • Zinfandel
  • Touriga Nacional

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Balistreri

Planning a wine route in the of Colorado? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Balistreri.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Winery Balistreri and wines from the region

Chablis wines with Joe Fattorini in The Wine Show @Home

In this first episode of a series dedicated to Chablis wines on @The Wine Show @Home, wine expert and TV host Joe Fattorini introduces the vineyards and the wines of Chablis through a tasting of three wines: a Petit Chablis, a Chablis and a Chablis Premier Cru. #PureChablis #BourgogneWines #Chablis ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

Food and Chablis wines pairing, by Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this 4-minute clip, Debra MEIBURG and Ivy NG illustrate how easily Chablis wines complement all kinds of food, all the way from cheese to caviar! #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Thick

Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.