The Winery Fontenuova of Orcia of Toscane

Winery Fontenuova - Orcia Sangiovese
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of Toscane.
It is located in Orcia in the region of Toscane

The Winery Fontenuova is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Orcia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Fontenuova wines

Looking for the best Winery Fontenuova wines in Orcia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Fontenuova wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Fontenuova wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Fontenuova

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Fontenuova

How Winery Fontenuova wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes or home-made coq au vin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Fontenuova

In the mouth the red wine of Winery Fontenuova. is a .

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Fontenuova.

  • Sangiovese

Discovering the wine region of Orcia

The wine region of Orcia is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Podere Forte or the Domaine Podere Forte produce mainly wines red, pink and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Orcia are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Orcia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, dark fruit or cedar.

In the mouth of Orcia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 38 estates and châteaux in the of Orcia, producing 71 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Orcia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Fontenuova

Planning a wine route in the of Orcia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Fontenuova.

Discover the grape variety: Mireille

A cross between Italia and Perle de Csaba, registered in 1972 in the Official Catalogue of cultivated table grape varieties, list A1. Mireille has been very little propagated and is therefore almost unknown in France and abroad. - Synonymy: no known synonyms (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).

News about Winery Fontenuova and wines from the region

Andrea Franchetti: Obituary

Andrea Franchetti, one of the most talented and visionary Italian producers, has died at the age of 72 in Rome. In 30 years exactly, he positioned his superTuscan Trinoro among the top Italian references, producing a wine with stylish elegance and outstanding potential for ageing. Franchetti’s Bordeaux blends were without the over-extractions that were on-trend in the 2000s, nor the excess of fruit following phenolic maturity. He followed a precise idea to produce classic wines for the long haul ...

Join Decanter’s Brunello di Montalcino masterclass in New York

We’re excited to host the Brunello di Montalcino – A Study In Contrasts masterclass at the debut Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC taking place in the heart of Manhattan’s Financial District on Saturday, 18th June. The best Brunello di Montalcino wines sit alongside some of the world’s greats. Known for their elegant yet concentrated fruits and powerful, structured style this unmissable masterclass will offer Italian wine lovers a fantastic opportunity to get to grips with the terroir, styl ...

Group of winegrowers seeks UNESCO recognition for ungrafted vines

The Francs de Pied (Ungrafted Vines) group, which last met two weeks ago at Pasquet’s Liber Pater winery in the Graves, consists of a growing circle of vignerons who work with ungrafted vineyards planted to native varieties. The list includes Francs de Pied president Loïc Pasquet himself, vice-president Egon Müller (Mosel), and secretary Andrea Polidoro of Cupano (Montalcino) and Contrada Contro (Marche); as well as Gocha Chkhaidze of leading Georgian winery, Askaneli; Thibault Liger-Belair (Bur ...

The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

Older wines, kept in vats or aged in wood in some houses, or kept in magnums at Bollinger. A small percentage of these wines are used in the blending of non-vintage wines in order to bring greater aromatic complexity.