The Winery Contraposto is one of the best wineries to follow in Chianti.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Chianti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Contraposto wines in Chianti among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Contraposto 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 Contraposto wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Contraposto wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, pasta stuffed with meat or veal with cream and mushrooms.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Contraposto. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Contraposto. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Emblem of Tuscan red: signature Sangiovese (70% min) with notes of morello cherry, plum, dried herbs, violet and leather, lively acidity and firm tannins, elegant gastronomic profile. Chianti Classico DOCG ("Gallo Nero") between Florence and Siena, more structured and age-worthy. Riserva and Gran Selezione at the top, barrel-aged. A few supporting grapes (Canaiolo, Colorino).
15,500 ha, clay-limestone soils. DOCG since 1984. The perfect pasta companion.
Planning a wine route in the of Chianti? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Contraposto.
Light, fruity reds best drunk young, with a clear ruby colour, silky tannins and an airy palate with fresh acidity. Signature aromas of cherry, fresh red fruits (raspberry) and subtle volcanic notes. Accessible Vesuvian profile. Often blended with Piedirosso, it features in Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio and Vesuvio DOC. A native black grape of Campania, grown mainly on the slopes of Vesuvius.
