Winery Marcel ZanolariSforzato di Valtellina
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Sforzato di Valtellina from the Winery Marcel Zanolari
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Marcel Zanolari in the region of Lombardie is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Food and wine pairings with Sforzato di Valtellina
Pairings that work perfectly with Sforzato di Valtellina
Original food and wine pairings with Sforzato di Valtellina
The Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Marcel Zanolari matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of fondue bourguignonne and accompanying sauces, spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe) or mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marcel Zanolari's Sforzato di Valtellina.
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 Sforzato di Valtellina from Winery Marcel Zanolari are 2011, 2012, 2009
Informations about the Winery Marcel Zanolari
The Winery Marcel Zanolari is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Sforzato della Valtellina to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sforzato della Valtellina
The wine region of Sforzato della Valtellina is located in the region of Valtellina of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Dirupi or the Domaine Mamete Prevostini produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sforzato della Valtellina are Nebbiolo, Sangiovese and Solaris, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sforzato della Valtellina often reveals types of flavors of oaky, plum or raisin and sometimes also flavors of cheese, microbio or citrus fruit.
The wine region of Lombardie
Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.
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The word of the wine: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
