Winery BarberaniCastagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco of Winery Barberani in the region of Umbria often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco
Pairings that work perfectly with Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco
Original food and wine pairings with Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco
The Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco of Winery Barberani matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or pork colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Barberani's Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco.
Discover the grape variety: Arbois
Arbois is a white grape variety of French origin, in Touraine. Its name comes from orboué, a local patois word. It is recommended in the departments of Indre, Indre-et-Vallée de la Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Vallée de la Loiret, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne, and is listed as a grape variety in the Touraine, Touraine Sparkling, Cheverny and Valencay AOCs. Arbois is not widely cultivated in France, covering about 650 hectares, 600 of which are in the Loir-et-Cher region. It is a vigorous variety, but moderately productive (40 to 80 hectoliters per hectare). It is part of the grape varieties used for Vouvray, Crémant de la Loire Valley, Cheverny and Valençay wines. It gives a wine with little acidity, dry, fresh and supple. It is mainly used in blending. This grape variety from the Centre region should not be confused with the vineyard and wine of Arbois, in the Jura.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Castagnolo Orvieto Classico Superiore Secco from Winery Barberani are 2013, 2012, 0, 2014 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Barberani
The Winery Barberani is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Orvieto Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Orvieto Classico
The wine region of Orvieto Classico is located in the region of Orvieto of Ombrie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Barberani or the Domaine Decugnano dei Barbi produce mainly wines white, sweet and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Orvieto Classico are Chardonnay, Verdelho and Vermentino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Orvieto Classico often reveals types of flavors of citrus, almonds or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or tropical fruit.
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: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
