The Winery Castello di Meleto of Chianti of Tuscany

Winery Castello di Meleto
The winery offers 45 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 43 of the estates of Tuscany.
It is located in Chianti in the region of Tuscany
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The Winery Castello di Meleto is one of the world's great estates. It offers 45 wines for sale in of Chianti to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castello di Meleto wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Castello di Meleto

How Winery Castello di Meleto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of monkfish armorican style, veal cutlets parmigiana or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

On the nose the red wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

  • 1969With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 1999With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Castello di Meleto.

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malvasia Nera
  • Alicante Bouschet
  • Colorino del Valdarno

Discovering the wine region of Chianti

The wine region of Chianti is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. We currently count 1721 estates and châteaux in the of Chianti, producing 2759 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Chianti go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top pink wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Castello di Meleto

How Winery Castello di Meleto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of tanjia, porcini sauce or savoyard crozet gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Castello di Meleto.

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Canaiolo Nero

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

The top white wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Castello di Meleto

How Winery Castello di Meleto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tagliatelle with shrimps, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or tuna rillettes with st moret.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

On the nose the white wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

  • 2018With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Castello di Meleto.

  • Vermentino

The word of the wine: Stirring (champagne)

Manual operation (on a "desk") or mechanical (with a "gyropalette") which allows the deposit created by the yeasts (see tirage) to go down to the neck of the bottle for disgorging.

The top sweet wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Castello di Meleto

How Winery Castello di Meleto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef fashion, oriental stuffed vegetables or zucchini lasagna.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Castello di Meleto. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

  • 2007With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Castello di Meleto.

  • Sangiovese
  • Malvasia
  • Trebbiano

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 sparkling wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Castello di Meleto

How Winery Castello di Meleto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of stuffed zucchini, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or veal shank in a pot au feu with star anise.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Castello di Meleto

  • 0With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Castello di Meleto.

  • Sangiovese
  • Pinot Nero

The word of the wine: Thinning out

Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Castello di Meleto

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

Discover the grape variety: Canaiolo Nero