The Winery Conte Cattaneo is one of the best wineries to follow in Montefalco Sagrantino.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Montefalco Sagrantino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Conte Cattaneo wines in Montefalco Sagrantino among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Conte Cattaneo 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 Conte Cattaneo wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Conte Cattaneo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti cacio e pepe, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or cervelat in the alsatian style.
The wine region of Montefalco Sagrantino is located in the region of Montefalco of Ombrie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Paolo Bea or the Domaine Paolo Bea produce mainly wines red, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montefalco Sagrantino are Sangiovese, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montefalco Sagrantino often reveals types of flavors of oaky, cream or cheese and sometimes also flavors of mint, toasty or nutmeg.
In the mouth of Montefalco Sagrantino is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 101 estates and châteaux in the of Montefalco Sagrantino, producing 183 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Montefalco Sagrantino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.
How Winery Conte Cattaneo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of quick meatloaf, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or paupiettes in a casserole with cream.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Conte Cattaneo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet-Sauvignon which means that it is also well planted further north, as far as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Earlier this month, The House Of Angostura (well known for its ubiquitous brand of cocktail bitters) unveiled Zenith, the latest in a line of ultra premium rums in its Private Cask Collection series. The release brings together different rum styles from two of Trinidad and Tobago’s most distinguished distilleries: both the namesake Angostura distillery and the now legendary Caroni distillery, which closed its doors forever in 2003. Aged in charred American ex-bourbon oak casks, Zenith comprises ...
Stone will remain on board as a brand ambassador and adviser to the business he created back in 2012. The winemaking team, spearheaded by Thomas Savre and Burgundian consultant Dominique Lafon, is still in place too. ‘We’re all still there and we’re going to keep making great wine, but we will have better resources,’ Stone told Decanter.com. Stone, a Master Sommelier, purchased the 61 hectares Janzen Farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on December 31, 2012. He had been working at Evening Land’s a ...
When I have some time to myself in the southern Rhône, my favourite place to relax is the peaceful village of Gigondas. I had even more reason to visit this June, as the growers’ syndicate was celebrating the 50th anniversary of the appellation. Over a meal at Domaine du Clos des Tourelles, we had the opportunity to taste wines spanning five decades, including a remarkable 1971 that was still very much alive and kicking. Gigondas has long been recognised as an exceptional site for winemaking, bu ...
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
