Winery MontecchioPonentino Pink
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Food and wine pairings with Ponentino Pink
Pairings that work perfectly with Ponentino Pink
Original food and wine pairings with Ponentino Pink
The Ponentino Pink of Winery Montecchio matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, roast pork with prunes or rabbit in sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Montecchio's Ponentino Pink.
Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Winery Montecchio
The Winery Montecchio is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Tuscany to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Tuscany
Tuscany is one of the most famous and prolific wine regions in Europe. It is best known for its Dry red wines made from Sangiovese grapes, which dominate production. These include Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The region's Vin Santo is also highly prized, as are its passito dessert wines, though these are produced in comparatively tiny quantities.
The word of the wine: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
