Winery Conte Ottavio PiccolominiDuca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva from the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini in the region of Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva
The Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, spaghetti with clams or couscous merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini's Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Duca Bortini di Montebello Barbaresco Riserva from Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini
The Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini is one of wineries to follow in Barbaresco.. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barbaresco
The wine region of Barbaresco is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gaja or the Domaine Roagna produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbaresco are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, black olive or hibiscus.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Cornalin
Black grape variety native to the Valais (Switzerland). It produces renowned wines of a dark purple colour with violet hues, an elegant bouquet and a powerful, fresh, fruity (cherry) and spicy palate. Cornalin wines can be drunk young or after several years of ageing, with game.
