The Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini of Valtellina of Lombardia

Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 16 of the estates of Lombardia.
It is located in Valtellina in the region of Lombardia

The Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Valtellina to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini wines

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

The top white wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

How Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta stuffed with meat, grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce or ground steak in a seed coat.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

  • 2015With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

Discovering the wine region of Valtellina

The wine region of Valtellina is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nino Negri or the Domaine Nino Negri produce mainly wines red, sparkling and unknow. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valtellina are Nebbiolo, Merlot and Marzemino, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valtellina often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or iron and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, dried fruit or floral.

In the mouth of Valtellina is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 62 estates and châteaux in the of Valtellina, producing 109 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valtellina go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

How Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs or cassoulet of yesteryear.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini

  • 2004With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini.

  • Nebbiolo

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.

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

Discover the grape variety: Segalin

Ségalin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Ségalin noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Winery La Castellina Fondazione Fojanini and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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-Bray, 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/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

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Chablis: #locationmatters by Yang LU

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this first 90-second clip, Yang LU explains how location is the key to understanding “Why Chablis is special”. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

The word of the wine: Dismantling

After devatting, the pomace is removed from the tank. If this operation is carried out manually, it is important to ventilate the vat well to avoid the risk of accidents due to the presence of carbon dioxide.