Type | White wine |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 18.0% |
Contini Vernaccia di Oristano Antico Gregori
(0.37 L)Spec sheet
The wine
Cuvée produced with the Solera method whose base dates back to the early 1900s topped up only with the best thousandths. Quoted by Hugh Johnson among one of the 20 wines to drink before dying, the aroma is that of toasted almonds and hazelnuts, intense and complex as the maturation that takes place in precious wooden barrels and lasts for decades. Velvety like a caress, hot and dry like a tropical breeze, it loves to meditate and to accompany spicy cheeses.
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The winery
Contini
The Contini winery is an Italian winery that has grown and matured like its wines, celebrating success thanks to the passion and commitment of no less than four generations who have made it what it is today. For 120 years, the Contini winery has been inspired by one leitmotif: Vernaccia di Oristano. Over the years, other noble wines have been added to Vernaccia: the ancient variety Niddera, traditional Vermentino and Cannonau wines, successful experiments such as Carmis, the...