Winery FolicelloPignoletto
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Folicello's Pignoletto.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
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Informations about the Winery Folicello
The Winery Folicello is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto
The wine region of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto is located in the region of Colli Bolognesi of Émilie-Romagne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantine Sgarzi Luigi or the Domaine La Battagliola produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto are Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Bolognesi Classico Pignoletto often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, vegetal or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak.
The wine region of Emilia-Romagna
Romagna/emilia">Emilia-Romagna is a Rich and fertile region in Northern Italy, and one of the country's most prolific wine-producing regions, with over 58,000 hectares (143,320 acres) of vines in 2010. It is 240 kilometers (150 miles) wide and stretches across almost the entire northern Italian peninsula, sandwiched between Tuscany to the South, Lombardy and Veneto to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Nine miles of Liguria is all that separates Emilia-Romagna from the Ligurian Sea, and its uniqueness as the only Italian region with both an east and west coast. Emilia-Romagna's wine-growing heritage dates back to the seventh century BC, making it one of the oldest wine-growing regions in Italy.
The word of the wine: Oenology
The science of the oenologist, which is essentially concerned with the elaboration and maturation of wines.
