The Winery La Contea of Barbaresco of Piedmont

Winery La Contea
The winery offers 21 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 35 of the estates of Piedmont.
It is located in Barbaresco in the region of Piedmont

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.

Top Winery La Contea wines

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.

The top red wines of Winery La Contea

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

How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of elodie's pasta risotto, turkey ballotine or whiskey paupiettes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Contea

In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Contea. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Contea

  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.24/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.08/5

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

  • Nebbiolo
  • Barbera

Discovering the wine region of Barbaresco

The wine region of Barbaresco is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Gaja or the Domaine Roagna produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barbaresco are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barbaresco often reveals types of flavors of cherry, baking spice or dried herbs and sometimes also flavors of balsamic, black olive or hibiscus.

In the mouth of Barbaresco is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 491 estates and châteaux in the of Barbaresco, producing 884 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barbaresco go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

The top sweet wines of Winery La Contea

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery La Contea

How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of rib steak, tomato sauce, peppers. or chocolate mug cake.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery La Contea

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery La Contea.

  • Muscat Blanc

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 white wines of Winery La Contea

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

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 gratin milanese style, wok of shrimps with vegetables or auvergne fondue with ceps.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery La Contea

In the mouth the white wine of Winery La Contea. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery La Contea

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Arneis

The word of the wine: Film maceration

A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.

The top sparkling wines of Winery La Contea

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery La Contea

How Winery La Contea wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or aperitif such as recipes of rice with milk or baked tortilla.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery La Contea.

  • Moscato

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Contea

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.

Discover the grape variety: Arneis

News about Winery La Contea and wines from the region

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At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

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The word of the wine: Film maceration

A technique that consists of leaving the grapes to macerate in the open air at a low temperature before fermentation, thus enhancing the aromatic expression of the wine.