Winery Sainsbury's - Winemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati

Winery Sainsbury'sWinemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati

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 Winemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati of Winery Sainsbury's is a white wine from the region of Frascati of Lazio.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sainsbury's's Winemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Ruby-cabernet

Intraspecific crossing carried out in 1936 by Doctor Harold Paul Olmo of the University of California in Davis (United States) between the carignan and the cabernet-sauvignon. The first plantings were made in 1948 in the United States (California). Today, it is less and less multiplied, but it can still be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Yugoslavia, the United States, etc. In France, it is almost unknown.

Last vintages of this wine

Winemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati - 2015
In the top 100 of of Frascati wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Contralto Frascati from Winery Sainsbury's are 2015

Informations about the Winery Sainsbury's

The winery offers 400 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 9999 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Frascati in the region of Lazio

The Winery Sainsbury's is one of wineries to follow in Frascati.. It offers 272 wines for sale in the of Frascati to come and discover on site or to buy online.

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The wine region of Frascati

The wine region of Frascati is located in the region of Latium of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Antiche Terre Tuscolane or the Domaine Casata Merge produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Frascati are Chardonnay, Sangiovese and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Frascati often reveals types of flavors of apples, microbio or honey and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or savory.


The wine region of Lazio

Lazio is a region in CentralItaly, where the ancient capital of Rome is located. The region's reputation is based primarily on its white wines, the main varieties of which are Trebbiano, Malvasia di Candia and Malvasia Puntinata. Traditionally, these wines were fat, Round, abboccato and intended for immediate consumption. Today, the styles are lighter, drier and crisper thanks to modern winemaking methods.

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The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

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