Winery Fattoria San Francesco - Duca dell'Argillone Riserva

Winery Fattoria San FrancescoDuca dell'Argillone Riserva

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Duca dell'Argillone Riserva of Winery Fattoria San Francesco is a red wine from the region of Cirò of Calabre.
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.
The Duca dell'Argillone Riserva of the Winery Fattoria San Francesco is in the top 10 of wines of Cirò.

Taste structure of the Duca dell'Argillone Riserva from the Winery Fattoria San Francesco

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Duca dell'Argillone Riserva of Winery Fattoria San Francesco in the region of Calabre is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel

On the nose the Duca dell'Argillone Riserva of Winery Fattoria San Francesco in the region of Calabre often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Fattoria San Francesco's Duca dell'Argillone Riserva.

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

Discover the grape variety: Gaglioppo

A very old grape variety cultivated in southern Italy (Sicily, Calabria, etc.), the Greeks and Romans already knew it. It is related to sangiovese and mantonico bianco. According to Pierre Galet, Magliocco is identical to Galioppo.

Last vintages of this wine

Duca dell'Argillone Riserva - 2014
In the top 10 of of Cirò wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Duca dell'Argillone Riserva - 2013
In the top 10 of of Cirò wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Duca dell'Argillone Riserva - 2010
In the top 10 of of Cirò wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Duca dell'Argillone Riserva from Winery Fattoria San Francesco are 2010, 2014, 2013

Informations about the Winery Fattoria San Francesco

The winery offers 27 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 Cirò in the region of Calabre
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The Winery Fattoria San Francesco is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Cirò to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Calabre
In the top 3000 of of Italy wines
In the top 15 of of Cirò wines
In the top 9500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cirò

The wine region of Cirò is located in the region of Calabre of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ippolito 1845 or the Domaine Fattoria San Francesco produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cirò are Gaglioppo, Sangiovese and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cirò often reveals types of flavors of earth, black fruit or cranberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, red currant or tomatoes.


The wine region of Calabre

Calabria is a wine region in southern Italy, in fact a large peninsula that juts out between the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is separated from Sicily by the narrow Strait of Messina. Its northern border with Basilicata is marked by the peaks of the southern Apennines. Calabria and its wines have undergone many influences over the centuries.

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The word of the wine: Classified growth

Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)

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