Winery MonterossoBarbera
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or mild and soft cheese.
The Barbera of the Winery Monterosso is in the top 10 of wines of Colli Tortonesi.
Food and wine pairings with Barbera
Pairings that work perfectly with Barbera
Original food and wine pairings with Barbera
The Barbera of Winery Monterosso matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of home-made white pudding, scallops with coconut cream or filet mignon in a quick crust.
Details and technical informations about Winery Monterosso's Barbera.
Discover the grape variety: Helfensteiner
Intraspecific crossing obtained in Germany in 1931 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between early pinot noir and frankenthal. This variety can still be found in Germany, the United Kingdom, etc. In France, it is practically unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Barbera from Winery Monterosso are 2011
Informations about the Winery Monterosso
The Winery Monterosso is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Colli Tortonesi to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Colli Tortonesi
The wine region of Colli Tortonesi is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vigneti Massa or the Domaine Vigneti Massa produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Colli Tortonesi are Cortese, Freisa and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Colli Tortonesi often reveals types of flavors of cream, mushroom or black cherries and sometimes also flavors of plum, jam or leather.
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: Grenache gris
A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.
