Winery Pietro NeraSforzato di Valtellina
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Sforzato di Valtellina from the Winery Pietro Nera
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Pietro Nera in the region of Lombardia is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sforzato di Valtellina of Winery Pietro Nera in the region of Lombardia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
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 Pietro Nera matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, sweet and sour braised leg of lamb or pheasant with mushrooms and tomatoes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pietro Nera'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 Pietro Nera are 2005, 2001, 2015, 2013 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Pietro Nera
The Winery Pietro Nera is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 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 Lombardia
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.
The word of the wine: Filtration
Clarification of the wine using filters.
