Winery TestalongaBianco Testalonga
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
The Bianco Testalonga of the Winery Testalonga is in the top 5 of wines of Dolceacqua.
Taste structure of the Bianco Testalonga from the Winery Testalonga
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bianco Testalonga of Winery Testalonga in the region of Liguria is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Bianco Testalonga of Winery Testalonga in the region of Liguria often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Bianco Testalonga
Pairings that work perfectly with Bianco Testalonga
Original food and wine pairings with Bianco Testalonga
The Bianco Testalonga of Winery Testalonga matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of lasagne simplissimo, scallops in coral sauce or macaroni and cheese gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Testalonga's Bianco Testalonga.
Discover the grape variety: Vermentino
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bianco Testalonga from Winery Testalonga are 2018, 0, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Testalonga
The Winery Testalonga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Dolceacqua to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dolceacqua
First DOC of Liguria (1972) on the Riviera del Ponente near the French border, vineyards on vertiginous terraces (slopes up to 70%, dry-stone walls "maixei"), 300–600 m on schist, Mediterranean climate. Rossese is king (≥95%, known as Rossese di Dolceacqua): fine and perfumed with notes of red cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, garrigue and a rosy floral touch, silky tannins and radiant fruit — appreciated by Napoleon. Superiore mention. An airy Ligurian gem.
The wine region of Liguria
Coastal region of northwest Italy on the Riviera, terraced vineyards among the steepest in Europe (~1,650 ha). Vermentino signature in white: fresh and saline with signature notes of citrus, white flowers, wild herbs, fresh almond and an iodine mineral touch, taut long mouth. Local Pigato similar and ample, mineral Bosco (min. 40% in Cinque Terre), Albarola.
The word of the wine: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
