The Winery La Chimera d'Albegna of Toscane

Winery La Chimera d'Albegna - Caletra Colli di Marsiliana
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 5386 of the estates of Toscane.
It is located in Toscane
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The Winery La Chimera d'Albegna is one of the best wineries to follow in Toscane.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Toscane to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Chimera d'Albegna wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

How Winery La Chimera d'Albegna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, berber giblet frying pan or sauté of doe stroganoff.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

  • 2011With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.41/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna.

  • Sangiovese
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Toscane

Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.

Dry whites are probably less familiar to most consumers - except perhaps Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Located in Central Italy, Tuscany borders Liguria and Emilia-Romagna to the North, Umbria and Marche to the east and Lazio to the South. Its western border is formed by the Tyrrhenian Sea. The picturesque rolling hills, medieval villages and cypress-lined avenues attract tourists and help promote the wines.

The top white wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

How Winery La Chimera d'Albegna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of spaghetti with salmon, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or dried tomato, feta and green olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

On the nose the white wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sangiovese
  • Vermentino

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top pink wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

How Winery La Chimera d'Albegna wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce, lamb confit with new potatoes or traditional flemish carbonades.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

On the nose the pink wine of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery La Chimera d'Albegna.

  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Sangiovese
  • Alicante Bouschet

The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Chimera d'Albegna

Planning a wine route in the of Toscane? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery La Chimera d'Albegna.

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 Chimera d'Albegna and wines from the region

Grand Marnier moves into luxury sphere with two high-end expressions

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Fine wine demand slows as recession fears mount, says Liv-ex

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Sales of English and Welsh wine soared in 2021

That represents a 69% increase on the 5.5 million bottles sold in 2019, highlighting the exponential growth the industry has enjoyed in recent years. Brits account for 96% of the sales, but demand is increasing in export markets too. English and Welsh wines have proved particularly popular in Scandinavia, with exports to Norway rising by 85% year-on-year in 2021. In the UK, more than half of the sales are direct-to-consumer, either via the cellar door or a winery’s website. However, sales in sup ...

The word of the wine: Roast (taste of)

Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.