Winery PicciniFra'Passo Copertino Riserva
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva from the Winery Piccini
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva of Winery Piccini in the region of Puglia is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva
The Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva of Winery Piccini matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of sloth pork loin, goat cheese and spinach lasagne or lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Piccini's Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fra'Passo Copertino Riserva from Winery Piccini are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Piccini
The Winery Piccini is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 230 wines for sale in the of Copertino to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Copertino
The wine region of Copertino is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Apollonio or the Domaine Apollonio produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Copertino are Sangiovese et Primitivo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Copertino often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.
The wine region of Puglia
Puglia (Apulia to many English speakers) is a Long, slender wine region in the extreme Southeast corner of Italy's "boot". To use the shoe analogy often used to illustrate the shape of Italy, Apulia extends from the tip of the heel to the mid-calf, where the spur of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento peninsula) occupies the southern half of the region and is of great importance for the identity of Puglia. Not only are there cultural and geographical differences from Northern Puglia, but the wines are also different.
The word of the wine: N-D
Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.
