Winery Piccolo BanfiEstigma Rosado
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Piccolo Banfi's Estigma Rosado.
Discover the grape variety: Mérille
Originally from the Tarn-et-Garonne, the merille is a member of the cotoïdes family. It has long occupied the vineyards of Bergerac. It is often planted with négrette N or côt N. Nowadays, it is only grown on a hundred hectares in all. The young leaves of the Merille are heart-shaped. Its bunches are larger than average. The berries are bluish-black in colour and are also large and tightly packed. Merillas are associated with a regular and high production. It is often exposed to attacks by grape worms, leafhoppers and mites. It also fears grey rot but is not very sensitive to powdery mildew and mildew. This variety has 3 approved clones, not yet multiplied, namely 790, 445 and 444. It does not like soils with excessive humidity. It buds early and ripens later. Merille produces a light, not very aromatic, flat and simple wine.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Estigma Rosado from Winery Piccolo Banfi are 2014, 0
Informations about the Winery Piccolo Banfi
The Winery Piccolo Banfi is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Buenos Aires to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Buenos Aires
The wine region of Buenos Aires is located in the region of Patagonia of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Piccolo Banfi or the Domaine Puerta del Abra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Buenos Aires are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. In the mouth of Buenos Aires is a powerful.
The wine region of Patagonia
Patagonia is South America's southernmost wine-producing region. Despite being one of the world's least-obvious places for quality viticulture, this desert region – with its cool, DryClimate – has proved itself well suited to producing Elegant red wines from Pinot Noir and Malbec. The geographical region covers a vast area – around twice the Size of California – across southern Argentina and Chile. Patagonia is more closely associated with dinosaurs and desert than with fine wine, but it has a viticultural zone that stretches 300 kilometers (200 miles) along the Neuquen and Rio Negro rivers, from Anelo in the west to Choele Choel in the east.
The word of the wine: Premier cru
In Burgundy, third level of classification (above the regional and communal appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited parcels (climats) whose name is added to the communal appellation. The climats classified as first growths are 635.
