The Winery Il Rifugio of Cortona of Toscane

Winery Il Rifugio	 - Longaia Pinot Nero
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Toscane.
It is located in Cortona in the region of Toscane

The Winery Il Rifugio is one of the best wineries to follow in Cortona.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Cortona to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Il Rifugio wines

Looking for the best Winery Il Rifugio wines in Cortona among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Il Rifugio 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 Il Rifugio wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Il Rifugio

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Il Rifugio

How Winery Il Rifugio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or oxtail confit in red wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Il Rifugio

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Il Rifugio . is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Il Rifugio .

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Discovering the wine region of Cortona

The wine region of Cortona is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantina Doveri or the Domaine La Braccesca produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cortona are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cortona often reveals types of flavors of cream, red cherry or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.

In the mouth of Cortona is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Cortona, producing 89 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cortona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Il Rifugio

Planning a wine route in the of Cortona? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Il Rifugio .

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Il Rifugio and wines from the region

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Napa ‘library’ auction has rare Screaming Eagle and Harlan magnums

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Ardbeg single malt reaches record-breaking price

The unnamed collector is set to receive 440 bottles of single malt in total from ‘Cask No. 3’ – 88 each year over the next five years, giving her a vertical series of 1975 Ardbegs bottled at 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 years old by 2026. The sum paid equates to more than £36,000 per bottle, and is more than 16 times the record amount paid at auction for a single cask of whisky – set in April this year, when a private buyer from the US paid £915,500 (hammer price) for a 1988 Macallan cask. However, pri ...

The word of the wine: Tasting

Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.