Winery PizziniPietra Rossa Sangiovese
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Pietra Rossa Sangiovese of the Winery Pizzini is in the top 50 of wines of King Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pietra Rossa Sangiovese of Winery Pizzini in the region of Victoria often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Pietra Rossa Sangiovese
Pairings that work perfectly with Pietra Rossa Sangiovese
Original food and wine pairings with Pietra Rossa Sangiovese
The Pietra Rossa Sangiovese of Winery Pizzini matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, blanquette of veal in the old way (self-cooker) or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pizzini's Pietra Rossa Sangiovese.
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
The best vintages of Pietra Rossa Sangiovese from Winery Pizzini are 2015, 2013, 2011, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Pizzini
The Winery Pizzini is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of King Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of King Valley
The wine region of King Valley is located in the region of North East Victoria of Victoria of Australia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pizzini or the Domaine Dal Zotto produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of King Valley are Sangiovese, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of King Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, vanilla or leather.
The wine region of Victoria
Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
