Winery Villa Contea - Il Primo

Winery Villa ConteaIl Primo

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Il Primo 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 Il Primo of the Winery Villa Contea is in the top 20 of wines of Piémont.

Taste structure of the Il Primo from the Winery Villa Contea

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Primo of Winery Villa Contea in the region of Piémont is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Contea's Il Primo.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Il Primo - 2011
In the top 20 of of Piémont wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Il Primo from Winery Villa Contea are 2011

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 25 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.

Top wine Piémont
In the top 4000 of of Italy wines
In the top 25 of of Piémont wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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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The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

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