Winery ContesaCerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Pairings that work perfectly with Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Original food and wine pairings with Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
The Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo of Winery Contesa matches generally quite well with dishes of lamb, veal or pork such as recipes of royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez), stuffed veal breast or ham and cheese macaroni gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Contesa's Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc noir
Natural interspecific crossing between Jaeger 70 (Vitis Rupestris x Vitis Lincecumii) and an unknown Vitis Vinifera discovered by Eugène Contassot, the seeds from this crossing having been offered to/seeded by Georges Couderc. This direct-producing hybrid was the most widely planted, particularly in the south of France. There are still a few strains in production today, but it is practically no longer multiplied, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonymy: Couderc 7120, Contassot 20 (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo from Winery Contesa are 2015, 2018, 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Contesa
The Winery Contesa is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
The wine region of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is located in the region of Abruzzes of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Valentini or the Domaine Emidio Pepe produce mainly wines pink, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo are Sangiovese, Pecorino and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, vegetal or floral and sometimes also flavors of spices, dried fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Abruzzo
Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
