Winery FontechiaraIl Nonno Rosso
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Il Nonno Rosso from the Winery Fontechiara
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Il Nonno Rosso of Winery Fontechiara in the region of Piedmont is a powerful.
Food and wine pairings with Il Nonno Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Il Nonno Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Il Nonno Rosso
The Il Nonno Rosso of Winery Fontechiara matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, fish lasagne or lamb tagine with dried fruits.
Details and technical informations about Winery Fontechiara's Il Nonno Rosso.
Discover the grape variety: Nebbiolo
A very old grape variety grown in the Italian Piedmont. It has a great resemblance with the Freisa, which also comes from the same Italian region. Among the various massal selections made in Italy, we find lampia, michet and rosé. It can be found in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Mexico, the United States (California), Australia, etc. In France, it is practically unknown, perhaps because it is a delicate and demanding grape variety with, among other things, a fairly long phenological cycle.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Il Nonno Rosso from Winery Fontechiara are 0, 2014
Informations about the Winery Fontechiara
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.
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 Piedmont
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.
The word of the wine: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
