Winery Fontana CandidaFrascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco from the Winery Fontana Candida
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco of Winery Fontana Candida in the region of Lazio is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco of Winery Fontana Candida in the region of Lazio often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco
Pairings that work perfectly with Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco
Original food and wine pairings with Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco
The Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco of Winery Fontana Candida matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of eggplant and zucchini lasagna, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or lightweight microwave chips.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontana Candida's Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco.
Discover the grape variety: Cornalin du Valais
Very old vine cultivated in the Swiss Valais, resulting from a natural crossing between the petit rouge(*) and the mayolet. It is the father of red humagne, also called cornalin d'Aoste, the grandfather of durize or petit rouge du Valais or rouge de Fully and a relative of goron. - Synonymy: old red of Valais, red of the country in Switzerland, landroter (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!). - Description: medium-sized bunches, cylindrical, winged, compact, strong medium-sized peduncles with little lignification; medium-sized berries, spherical or short elliptical, skin of a beautiful bluish black colour with a lot of bloom. The foliage turns completely red in the fall. - Production potential: early budding in the year. Capricious and difficult variety. Particularly likes the limestone soils of well exposed hillsides that warm up quickly enough, lean and well drained. Semi-erect bearing, vigorous with irregular production. Resists well to winter frosts. Susceptible to the main diseases, especially to oidium and grey rot. Also susceptible to magnesium deficiency and stalk dehydration. Maturity: 3rd early season
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Frascati Superiore Colle Papa Secco from Winery Fontana Candida are 2017, 2018, 2014, 2016 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Fontana Candida
The Winery Fontana Candida is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Frascati to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Frascati
The wine region of Frascati is located in the region of Latium of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antiche Terre Tuscolane or the Domaine Casata Merge produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Frascati are Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Frascati often reveals types of flavors of apples, microbio or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or savory.
The wine region of Lazio
Lazio is a region in CentralItaly, where the ancient capital of Rome is located. The region's reputation is based primarily on its white wines, the main varieties of which are Trebbiano, Malvasia di Candia and Malvasia Puntinata. Traditionally, these wines were fat, Round, abboccato and intended for immediate consumption. Today, the styles are lighter, drier and crisper thanks to modern winemaking methods.
The word of the wine: Guyot (pruning)
This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.
