Winery ContucciVS (Santo)
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with VS (Santo)
Pairings that work perfectly with VS (Santo)
Original food and wine pairings with VS (Santo)
The VS (Santo) of Winery Contucci matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, lamb tagine with vegetables and sweet potatoes or turkey roulades, flavoured sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Contucci's VS (Santo).
Discover the grape variety: Courbu noir
Courbu noir is a grape variety with red and bronze leaves. It originates from the Pyrenean vineyards where it occupies a little more than one hectare. It is completely different from the white Courbu. The adult leaves have five lobes and a petiolar sinus. The berries of the Courbu Noir are round. The berries are small, as are the clusters. The beginning of the veins and the petiolar point are red. The shoots of this grape variety bend to form a parasol. To hope for a significant harvest, it is important to prune it long. Its budburst period begins 3 days after Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is the third period. This variety is very sensitive to oidium, but it does not fear mildew very much. It produces light and fine wines. It is not very colourful and does not contain enough alcohol. Courbu Noir has two approved clones, 728 and 729.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of VS (Santo) from Winery Contucci are 0
Informations about the Winery Contucci
The Winery Contucci is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Vin Santo di Montepulciano to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin Santo di Montepulciano
The wine region of Vin Santo di Montepulciano is located in the region of Vin Santo of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Avignonesi or the Domaine Avignonesi produce mainly wines sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Vin Santo di Montepulciano are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Vin Santo di Montepulciano often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, dried fruit or tree fruit.
The wine region of Tuscany
Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.
The word of the wine: Lyon pot
A 46 cl bottle with a thick bottom, typical of the Lyon region, especially used to serve Beaujolais wines drawn from the barrel.
