Winery Colle NiveraCannonau di Sardegna
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Cannonau di Sardegna of the Winery Colle Nivera is in the top 20 of wines of Cannonau di Sardegna.
Taste structure of the Cannonau di Sardegna from the Winery Colle Nivera
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cannonau di Sardegna of Winery Colle Nivera in the region of Sardinia is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Cannonau di Sardegna
Pairings that work perfectly with Cannonau di Sardegna
Original food and wine pairings with Cannonau di Sardegna
The Cannonau di Sardegna of Winery Colle Nivera matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chinese fondue, marco's pasta with bacon or lamb curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Colle Nivera's Cannonau di Sardegna.
Discover the grape variety: Calitor
Calitor is a black grape variety of Provençal origin that is not widely grown in France. It is only cultivated on a little more than a hundred hectares in total. The main characteristic of this variety is its bent stalk. Its adult leaves have 5 lobes and angular teeth. The leaf blade is both pubescent and downy. The young leaves have a pinkish tinge, especially in autumn. They are also downy. The tip of the calitor branch is cottony. Calitor is a recommended grape variety in the departments of Vaucluse and Var and is authorized in others such as Gard, Drôme and Ardèche. It has two variants, namely the grey calitor and the white calitor. The calitor is matured only 35 days after the chasselas but it is very productive. It appreciates hot and dry soils. This variety is resistant to oidium, but it remains sensitive to grey rot and mildew. Calitor produces a light, low-alcohol wine with little colour.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cannonau di Sardegna from Winery Colle Nivera are 2010, 0, 2009
Informations about the Winery Colle Nivera
The Winery Colle Nivera is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Cannonau di Sardegna to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cannonau di Sardegna
The wine region of Cannonau di Sardegna is located in the region of Sardaigne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giovanni Montisci or the Domaine Fratelli Puddu produce mainly wines red, pink and sweet. On the nose of Cannonau di Sardegna often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or truffle and sometimes also flavors of sour cherry, rubber or grilled meat. In the mouth of Cannonau di Sardegna is a powerful with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Sardinia
Sardinia, located 240 km off the west coast of mainland Italy, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean. With an area of about 9,300 square miles, it is almost three times the Size of Corsica, its immediate neighbor to the North, and only slightly smaller than the other major Italian island, Sicily. The island, called Sardegna by its Italian-speaking inhabitants, has belonged to various empires and kingdoms over the centuries. This is reflected in its place names, architecture, languages and dialects, and its unique portfolio of wine grapes.
The word of the wine: Nose
In tasting, this is the second phase, which consists of identifying the wine's aromas and possibly its defects.
