Winery Fontale - Sangiovese Rubicone

Winery FontaleSangiovese Rubicone

3.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sangiovese Rubicone of Winery Fontale is a red wine from the region of Rubicone of Émilie-Romagne.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Sangiovese.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Sangiovese Rubicone from the Winery Fontale

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sangiovese Rubicone of Winery Fontale in the region of Émilie-Romagne is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fontale's Sangiovese Rubicone.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

Last vintages of this wine

Sangiovese Rubicone - 2008
In the top 100 of of Rubicone wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Sangiovese Rubicone from Winery Fontale are 2008

Informations about the Winery Fontale

The winery offers 18 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rubicone in the region of Émilie-Romagne

The Winery Fontale is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Rubicone to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Émilie-Romagne
In the top 200000 of of Italy wines
In the top 2000 of of Rubicone wines
In the top 650000 of red wines
In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Rubicone

The wine region of Rubicone is located in the region of Emilia of Émilie-Romagne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Biscardo or the Domaine Umberto Cesari produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rubicone are Sangiovese, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rubicone often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mocha or butter and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, minerality or red fruit.


The wine region of Émilie-Romagne

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.

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The word of the wine: Aqueous

Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.

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