The Winery Contessa is one of the best wineries to follow in Michigan.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Michigan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Contessa wines in Michigan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Contessa 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 Contessa wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Contessa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, fish balls or mussels carbonara.
Midwestern wine state on the 45th parallel (Burgundy, Piedmont), tempered by the Great Lakes (lake effect). Signature Riesling: precise, taut whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white peach, white flowers and saline minerality, crisp acidity - from dry to off-dry. Also ample Chardonnay, perfumed Pinot Gris, opulent Gewürztraminer (lychee, rose). Fresh, silky Pinot Noir in red.
Star AVAs: Old Mission and Leelanau in the northwest.
How Winery Contessa wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese or ramen (noodle) soup.
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
