Winery Fontechiara - Vespolina

Winery FontechiaraVespolina

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Vespolina of Winery Fontechiara is a red wine from the region of Colline Novaresi of Piémont.
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 Vespolina from the Winery Fontechiara

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Vespolina of Winery Fontechiara in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fontechiara's Vespolina.

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

Discover the grape variety: Caladoc

Caladoc noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 large bunches of grapes of medium size. Caladoc noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Vespolina - 2018
In the top 100 of of Colline Novaresi wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Vespolina - 2017
In the top 100 of of Colline Novaresi wines
Average rating: 411110
Vespolina - 2016
In the top 100 of of Colline Novaresi wines
Average rating: 2.911100

The best vintages of Vespolina from Winery Fontechiara are 2017, 2018, 2016

Informations about the Winery Fontechiara

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colline Novaresi in the region of Piémont

The Winery Fontechiara is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Colline Novaresi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 60000 of of Italy wines
In the top 10000 of of Colline Novaresi wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Colline Novaresi

The wine region of Colline Novaresi is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantalupo or the Domaine Cantalupo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colline Novaresi are Nebbiolo, Chardonnay and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colline Novaresi often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.


The wine region of Piémont

Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.

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The word of the wine: Assembly

Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.

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