The Winery La Contea is one of the world's great estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery La Contea wines in Barbaresco among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Contea 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 Contea wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagne bolognaise (mascarpone), roast veal with black olives or pork chops with mustard.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Contea. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Big sister of Barolo on the hills east of Alba. Pure Nebbiolo (100%) as red: garnet robe turning brick-orange, signature nose of rose, violet, cherry, raspberry, truffle, leather and tar, silky palate with firm but more elegant tannins, accessible younger than Barolo. Minimum 26 months' ageing (50 for Riserva), of which 9 in wood. Ages 10-25 years.
~677 ha DOCG on marl-limestone, tempered by the Tanaro. Three communes: Barbaresco, Neive, Treiso. UNESCO Piedmont.
How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of express seafood spaghetti or traditional pastry flan.
Intense, fruity reds with a deep purple robe, supple tannins and an ample palate with characteristically very high acidity, with signature aromas of red fruits (black cherry, morello), ripe plum, spices, violet and Piedmontese balsamic notes. Star of Barbera d'Asti DOCG and Barbera d'Alba DOC, also exported to Argentina (Mendoza) and California. Italian black variety, the third most planted red grape in Italy, originating from Piedmont.
How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta romantica, shrimp with cream and fettuccine or aumonière with st nectaire cheese.
In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Contea. is a powerful.
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or aperitif such as recipes of apple pie or boquerones anchovies in vinegar.
Elegant, crisp dry whites with a pale golden robe, a supple palate and preserved acidity of refined apple, pear, white peach, sweet almond, white flowers (acacia) and calcareous mineral notes. An airy, expressive profile. Absolute star of Roero Arneis DOCG on the Roero hills, also grown in Langhe DOC. Rescued from near-extinction in the 1980s by Vietti and Bruno Giacosa. Native Piedmontese grape of the hills of Cuneo.
Planning a wine route in the of Barbaresco? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery La Contea.
Aromatic, refined whites with a fragrant palate and preserved acidity, showing intense, signature muscat aromas of rose, orange blossom, citrus, exotic fruits (lychee, mango), fresh grape and honey. Made as crisp dry, sparkling (Asti DOCG) and great naturally sweet wines (Beaumes-de-Venise AOC, Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, Frontignan AOC, Lunel AOC, Samos PDO). Ancient Mediterranean variety, one of the oldest cultivated worldwide, ancestor of many muscats.
