Winery Cantina CerquettaOrvieto Classico
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Food and wine pairings with Orvieto Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Orvieto Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Orvieto Classico
The Orvieto Classico of Winery Cantina Cerquetta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bobotie, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or braised (green) cabbage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cantina Cerquetta's Orvieto Classico.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelho
Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Orvieto Classico from Winery Cantina Cerquetta are 2012, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Cantina Cerquetta
The Winery Cantina Cerquetta 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
Historic heart of Orvieto DOC in Umbria (volcanic tuff-limestone soil): Grechetto and Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano) (>=60%) with Verdello, Canaiolo Bianco (Drupeggio) and Malvasia — fruity and floral profile with green apple, meadow flowers, citrus, yellow berries and spice hint, pale straw colour, fresh vivacity, good acidity, long perfumed finish with almond notes. Distinctive tuff minerality.
The wine region of Umbria
"Green heart" of Italy, cradle of Sagrantino: exceptional tannic red in Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, dense and concentrated with notes of blackberry, candied plum, liquorice, spice and leather, powerful tannins and long ageing. Suppler Sangiovese in blends, Cabernet and Merlot in Torgiano DOCG. Orvieto whites based on Grechetto and Trebbiano, full and almondy, from dry to sweet Muffato. ~13,000 ha between Tuscany and Lazio.
The word of the wine: Seeds
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
