Winery La ConteaLa Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva
Red wine
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 Piedmont is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva
The La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva of Winery La Contea matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), pasta à la forestière (chanterelles) or lamb mouse with onions and red wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Contea's La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva.
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
The best vintages of La Contea San Cristoforo Barbaresco Riserva from Winery La Contea are 2007, 0, 2008, 2006
Informations about the Winery La Contea
The Winery La Contea is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Barbaresco to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 Piedmont
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 Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Right bank
In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.
