Winery La Contea - La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva

Winery La Contea La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva of Winery La Contea is a red wine from the region of Barbaresco of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva from the Winery La Contea

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva of Winery La Contea in the region of Piémont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery La Contea's La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva - 2008
In the top 100 of of Barbaresco wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0
La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva - 2007
In the top 100 of of Barbaresco wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva - 2006
In the top 100 of of Barbaresco wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva from Winery La Contea are 2007, 2008, 2006

Informations about the Winery La Contea

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barbaresco in the region of Piémont

The Winery La Contea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 30000 of of Italy wines
In the top 150 of of Barbaresco wines
In the top 90000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of Piémont

Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with France/provence">Provence, France.

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