Winery SilvaErbaluce di Caluso Passito Poetica
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Silva's Erbaluce di Caluso Passito Poetica.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Erbaluce di Caluso Passito Poetica from Winery Silva are 2004, 0
Informations about the Winery Silva
The Winery Silva is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Erbaluce di Caluso to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Erbaluce di Caluso
The wine region of Erbaluce di Caluso is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Orsolani or the Domaine Favaro produce mainly wines white, sparkling and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Erbaluce di Caluso are Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Erbaluce di Caluso often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or floral and sometimes also flavors of yellow apple, lemon or tropical fruit.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Malvasia
Name given locally to various grape varieties, notably pinot gris (Pays nantais) and vermentino (Provence and Corsica).
