Winery Les CretesNebbiolo Le Sommet
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 poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Nebbiolo Le Sommet of the Winery Les Cretes is in the top 50 of wines of Vallée d'Aoste.
Taste structure of the Nebbiolo Le Sommet from the Winery Les Cretes
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Nebbiolo Le Sommet of Winery Les Cretes in the region of Vallée d'Aoste is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nebbiolo Le Sommet of Winery Les Cretes in the region of Vallée d'Aoste often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Nebbiolo Le Sommet
Pairings that work perfectly with Nebbiolo Le Sommet
Original food and wine pairings with Nebbiolo Le Sommet
The Nebbiolo Le Sommet of Winery Les Cretes matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, baekenofe (alsatian meat stew) or duck casserole with turnips.
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Cretes's Nebbiolo Le Sommet.
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 Nebbiolo Le Sommet from Winery Les Cretes are 2015, 2017, 2016
Informations about the Winery Les Cretes
The Winery Les Cretes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Vallée d'Aoste to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vallée d'Aoste
Valle d'Aosta is the smallest and least populated region in Italy, only one-eighth the Size of neighbouring Piedmont. It covers a mountainous area in the far northwest of Italy, where the country's borders meet those of France and Switzerland. Despite the region's small size and low profile, a wide range of red and white wines are produced from a selection of native and introduced Grape varieties. The most important of these is Picotendro, the local form of Nebbiolo.
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The word of the wine: Dish
Wine lacking tone and relief in the mouth.
