The Winery Benvenuti of Istra

Winery Benvenuti - Anno Domini Malvazija
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Istra.
It is located in Istra

The Winery Benvenuti is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Istra to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Benvenuti wines

Looking for the best Winery Benvenuti wines in Istra among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Benvenuti 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 Benvenuti wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Benvenuti

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Benvenuti

How Winery Benvenuti wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Benvenuti

On the nose the white wine of Winery Benvenuti. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Benvenuti

  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Malvasia

Discovering the wine region of Istra

The wine region of Istra of Croatia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Meneghetti or the Domaine Medea produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Istra are Terrano, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Istra often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, quince or hay and sometimes also flavors of grass, honeysuckle or truffle.

We currently count 111 estates and châteaux in the of Istra, producing 627 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Istra go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

The top red wines of Winery Benvenuti

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Benvenuti

How Winery Benvenuti wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braciola (southern italy), doner kebab or provencal veal tendrons.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Benvenuti

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Benvenuti

  • 2012With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.21/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.95/5

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

  • Terrano
  • Merlot
  • Nebbiolo
  • Tempranillo

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.

The top sweet wines of Winery Benvenuti

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Benvenuti

How Winery Benvenuti wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of caramel pork or very simple muffins.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Benvenuti

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Benvenuti. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Benvenuti

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5

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

  • Muscat Blanc
  • Malvazija Istarska

The word of the wine: Dried

Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.

The top pink wines of Winery Benvenuti

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Benvenuti

How Winery Benvenuti wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Benvenuti

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Benvenuti. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Benvenuti

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Benvenuti.

  • Terrano

Discover the grape variety: Terrano

This is a very old grape variety cultivated in particular in the Istria region of Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. It can also be found in the Republic of Macedonia. In France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with refosco dal peduncolo rosso, it looks somewhat like it, especially since its synonyms are refosco del Carso or refosco d' Istria.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Benvenuti

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

Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo

A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.

News about Winery Benvenuti and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?’

The dark days began when I learned from a visiting Canadian friend about the death of one of the kindest, most gentle and most skilful Pinot winemakers I’ve known, Paul Pender of Tawse Winery. He died in a senseless and tragic act of violence on the evening of 3 February, outside his Lake Erie cottage. A stranger, subsequently charged with his murder, had (it seems) knocked on his door, asking for help. Paul’s sudden, untimely loss has left his family, and the broader Canadian wine community, di ...

Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance

Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...

The word of the wine: Dried

Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.