Winery CasteggioBarbera
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
The Barbera of the Winery Casteggio is in the top 20 of wines of Oltrepò Pavese.
Taste structure of the Barbera from the Winery Casteggio
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Barbera of Winery Casteggio in the region of Lombardia is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Barbera of Winery Casteggio in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Barbera
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbera
Original food and wine pairings with Barbera
The Barbera of Winery Casteggio matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of cannelloni chicken, pepper and mozzarella, stuffed veal breast or moist parmesan steak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Casteggio's Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Carricante
It is most certainly of Italian origin, more precisely from Sicily where it is very present, especially on the slopes of the eastern and southern slopes of Mount Etna. It is thought to be the result of a natural cross between montonico pinto and scacco. It has often been confused with the catarratto even today. Carricante is identified today by two known biotypes, A and B, ... a variety almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbera from Winery Casteggio are 2010, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Casteggio
The Winery Casteggio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Oltrepò Pavese to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Oltrepò Pavese
The wine region of Oltrepò Pavese is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. We currently count 256 estates and châteaux in the of Oltrepò Pavese, producing 794 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Oltrepò Pavese go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Lombardia
Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.
The word of the wine: Soft
Sweet wine containing between 30 and 50 grams of residual sugar. A sweet wine is made from very ripe grapes but without being affected by botrytis cinerea and without being raisined. This term can also be applied to a dry wine that is smooth and fat in the mouth.
