The Winery Castello di Modanella of Toscane

Winery Castello di Modanella
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 6165 of the estates of Toscane.
It is located in Toscane

The Winery Castello di Modanella is one of the best wineries to follow in Toscane.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Toscane to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castello di Modanella wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Castello di Modanella

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

How Winery Castello di Modanella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef lark, saddle of lamb stuffed with chicken breast and basil or adapted vietnamese fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Castello di Modanella

On the nose the red wine of Winery Castello di Modanella. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Castello di Modanella. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

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

  • 1998With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.63/5

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

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

Dry whites are probably less familiar to most consumers - except perhaps Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Located in Central Italy, Tuscany borders Liguria and Emilia-Romagna to the North, Umbria and Marche to the east and Lazio to the South. Its western border is formed by the Tyrrhenian Sea. The picturesque rolling hills, medieval villages and cypress-lined avenues attract tourists and help promote the wines.

The top pink wines of Winery Castello di Modanella

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

How Winery Castello di Modanella wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with pineapple or civet of wild boar.

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

  • Merlot

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).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Castello di Modanella

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

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.

News about Winery Castello di Modanella and wines from the region

Rare Domaine Ponsot wine auction tops £1m in sales – Christie’s

Christie’s said the Geneva-based sale, which included more than 400 bottles of Domaine Ponsot wines split into 261 lots, achieved a total of around CHF1.345m (almost £1.2m). All lots found buyers in the auction, held to mark Domaine Ponsot’s 150th anniversary, Christie’s said. Its results again highlight top Burgundy’s allure. The appeal of wines sourced direct from the Domaine may also have inspired strong bidding. Prior to the sale, Edwin Vos, head of Christie’s’ international wine ...

Proposal to grant Rioja Alavesa wineries greater autonomy withdrawn

Last week, Basque National Party (PNV) spokesperson Aitor Esteban announced the withdrawal of a bill that, if passed, would have granted Basque winemakers of the Rioja Alavesa region greater autonomy. A proposal to establish a breakout Viñedos de Álava DO for Rioja’s Basque enclave was originally launched in 2016 by the Association of Rioja Alavesa Producers (ABRA), which represents over 100 local wineries. While a number of Basque producers continue to battle for the creation of an entirely sep ...

Russia & Ukraine: A statement from the DWWA

Following the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the Decanter World Wine Awards will be cancelling the entries for any Russian wineries which have entered the competition, and their wines will not be judged. As a gesture of support for our Ukrainian entrants, we will be waiving their fees. We realise that the world’s winemakers have more that unites than divides them, but we feel we have to make a stand. All of us at Decanter and the DWWA are hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution to th ...

The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.