The Winery La Calonica of Cortona of Tuscany

Winery La Calonica
The winery offers 15 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 2891 of the estates of Tuscany.
It is located in Cortona in the region of Tuscany

The Winery La Calonica is one of the best wineries to follow in Cortona.. It offers 15 wines for sale in of Cortona to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Calonica wines

Looking for the best Winery La Calonica wines in Cortona among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Calonica 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 La Calonica wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery La Calonica

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Calonica

How Winery La Calonica wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of family potluck, rigatoni with courgettes and tomatoes or lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Calonica

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Calonica. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Calonica. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Calonica

  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Montepulciano
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Canaiolo Blanco

Discovering the wine region of Cortona

The wine region of Cortona is located in the region of Toscane of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantina Doveri or the Domaine La Braccesca produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cortona are Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cortona often reveals types of flavors of cream, red cherry or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.

In the mouth of Cortona is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 37 estates and châteaux in the of Cortona, producing 89 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cortona go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal.

The top white wines of Winery La Calonica

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Calonica

How Winery La Calonica wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of simple chinese noodle soup, quiche without eggs or snowman in pudding.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Calonica

  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Calonica.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Calonica

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

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 La Calonica and wines from the region

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Charnay-les-Mâcon, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bo ...

The word of the wine: Botrytis

Fungus that causes grape rot.