The Winery l'Ottavo of Brunello di Montalcino of Toscane

Winery l'Ottavo
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Toscane.
It is located in Brunello di Montalcino in the region of Toscane
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The Winery l'Ottavo is one of the best wineries to follow in Brunello di Montalcino.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Brunello di Montalcino to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery l'Ottavo wines

Looking for the best Winery l'Ottavo wines in Brunello di Montalcino among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery l'Ottavo 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 l'Ottavo wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery l'Ottavo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery l'Ottavo

How Winery l'Ottavo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, couscous without couscous maker or roast duck breast stuffed with porcini mushrooms and chanterelles.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery l'Ottavo

In the mouth the red wine of Winery l'Ottavo. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery l'Ottavo

  • 2003With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery l'Ottavo.

  • Sangiovese
  • Canaiolo Nero

Discovering the wine region of Brunello di Montalcino

The wine region of Brunello di Montalcino is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Soldera or the Domaine Casanova di Neri produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Brunello di Montalcino are Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Brunello di Montalcino often reveals types of flavors of iron, potpourri or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried rose, berry jam or rose petal.

In the mouth of Brunello di Montalcino is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 557 estates and châteaux in the of Brunello di Montalcino, producing 930 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Brunello di Montalcino go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery l'Ottavo

Planning a wine route in the of Brunello di Montalcino? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery l'Ottavo.

Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

News about Winery l'Ottavo and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Cupbearer

Person in charge of choosing and serving wines. Old term for the sommelier.