Winery Rivera - Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte

Winery RiveraIl Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte of Winery Rivera is a red wine from the region of Castel del Monte of Puglia.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.

Taste structure of the Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte from the Winery Rivera

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte of Winery Rivera in the region of Puglia is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

licorice, pepper

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, dried rose

On the nose the Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte of Winery Rivera in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Rivera's Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte.

Winemaker
Sebastiano De Corato
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Autumn royal

Table grape with long bunches and elongated, seedless black-violet berries with thin skin and crunchy flesh, neutral sweet flavour. Late ripening, autumn harvest. Very rarely vinified. Grown in California, Australia, South Africa and Chile for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance and extended cold-storage life. An American seedless table grape variety developed in California in 1996.

Last vintages of this wine

Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2014
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2013
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2012
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2011
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2010
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2009
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte - 2008
In the top 100 of of Castel del Monte wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Il Falcone Riserva Castel del Monte from Winery Rivera are 1996, 1999, 2004, 1997 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery Rivera

The winery offers 40 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Castel del Monte in the region of Puglia
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The Winery Rivera is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Castel del Monte to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Puglia
In the top 15000 of of Italy wines
In the top 1500 of of Castel del Monte wines
In the top 45000 of red wines
In the top 65000 wines of the world

The wine region of Castel del Monte

Apulia DOC around Frederick II's octagonal castle (UNESCO), limestone hills northwest of Bari, Mediterranean climate. Nero di Troia signature red king: structured and spicy with black cherry, blackberry, plum, violet, liquorice, herbs and smoky touch, firm tannins (Riserva DOCG). Bombino Nero as flagship DOCG rosé (strawberry, raspberry, citrus). Firm Aglianico and fleshy Montepulciano complementary.


The wine region of Puglia

Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.

The word of the wine: Decanter

1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.

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