The Winery Rocca Antica of Abruzzo

Winery Rocca Antica
The winery offers 30 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 193 of the estates of Abruzzo.
It is located in Abruzzo

The Winery Rocca Antica is one of the best wineries to follow in Abruzzes.. It offers 30 wines for sale in of Abruzzo to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rocca Antica wines

Looking for the best Winery Rocca Antica wines in Abruzzo among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rocca Antica wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rocca Antica wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Rocca Antica

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rocca Antica

How Winery Rocca Antica wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or mushrooms such as recipes of chinese fondue, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or turkey blanquette with mushrooms.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rocca Antica

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rocca Antica. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rocca Antica. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rocca Antica

  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rocca Antica.

  • Pecorino
  • Pinot Grigio

Discovering the wine region of Abruzzo

Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.

The region's star varieties are the native red Montepulciano and white Trebbiano. The supporting cast is made up of a few international varieties such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and indigenous varieties such as Sangiovese, Passerina, Pecorino and Cococciola. The usual Maturation process for Abruzzo wine is in oak. However, Montepulciano Cerasuolo is aged in stainless steel.

The top red wines of Winery Rocca Antica

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rocca Antica

How Winery Rocca Antica wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of chili con carne, pasta carbonara a la flo without egg or veal chops au gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rocca Antica

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rocca Antica. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rocca Antica. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rocca Antica

  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rocca Antica.

  • Montepulciano
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Nero d'Avola
  • Primitivo
  • Sangiovese

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rocca Antica

Planning a wine route in the of Abruzzo? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rocca Antica.

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

News about Winery Rocca Antica and wines from the region

The Saint-Véran appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Uchizy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Uchizy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Attack

First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.