Winery Villa ConteaBacio del Sole

Red wine of Piémont of Italy

3.8

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Bacio del Sole of Winery Villa Contea is a red wine from the region of Piémont.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
The Bacio del Sole of the Winery Villa Contea is in the top 40 of wines of Piémont.

Taste structure of the Bacio del Sole from the Winery Villa Contea

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Bacio del Sole of Winery Villa Contea in the region of Piémont is a powerful.

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Pasta

The Bacio del Sole of Winery Villa Contea matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of monkfish tagine, pasta with auvergne blue cheese or leg or shoulder of lamb with honey and thyme.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Contea's Bacio del Sole.

Winery

Winery Villa Contea

Grape varieties

Primitivo

Region/Great wine region

Piémont

Country

Italy

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Villa Contea

The winery offers 69 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.

It is in the top 45 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Piémont

The Winery Villa Contea is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 64 wines for sale in the of Piémont to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of Italy wines

In the top 50 of of Piémont wines

In the top 350000 of red wines

In the top 600000 wines of the world

The wine region of Piémont

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.

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