What are thebest wines of Lazio? Discover our list with photos, descriptions, and tastings of the top 20 best Lazio wines From the most famous to the lesser-known wines of the best Lazio wineries.
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BEST 20 LAZIO WINES – Recommended by Jean Marco Palmieri
What are the best wines of Lazio?
So let’s see together a list of the 20 best Lazio wines and discover their characteristics with our tasting so that everyone can find the best Lazio wines suitable for their tastes.
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‘Mater Matuta’ 2018– Casale del Giglio
Description:
A broad bouquet stands out on the nose, ranging from notes of mulberry, plum and Mediterranean scrub which act as a counterpoint to more austere notes of dark chocolate and goudron. When tasted, it envelops the mouth in a dense sip thanks to sculptural and compact tannins, supported by a beautiful component that gives balance and freshness.
The alcoholic fermentation process takes place in steel tanks with controlled temperatures. Subsequently, the wine ages for 22-24 months in new barriques, followed by a further 10 months of maturation in the bottle.
Iconic representation of Mediterranean Syrah, it is a complex and textural wine, characterized by a very pleasant minerality on the palate. Deservedly among the best wines of Lazio.
Grape varieties: Syrah
Area: Agro Pontino (Latina)
Viognier Ars Magna 2020 – Ômina Romana
Nose full of facets, including citrus notes of orange blossom, melon, wild fennel, garrigue and pan brioche. In the mouth it reveals itself as rich, fresh and vigorous, with a pleasantly savory finish that amplifies the sensations, lengthening towards a finish of sensational persistence in which the protagonist echoes the fruit and the Mediterranean sensations.
The wine ferments in French oak barriques, where it is aged for about 10/12 months, followed by a further 6 months in stainless steel, and about 6 months of aging in the bottle.
Extraordinary interpretation of Viognier in Lazio: very complex and seductive olfactory framework, structure, balance and sapidity. The very clear varietal fruit of the Viognier stands out, embellished with masterfully integrated tertiary notes. Deservedly among the best wines of Lazio
Grapes: Viognier 100%
Area: Velletri (Rome)
Kius Pas Dosé 2015 – Marco Carpineti
Description:
Delicate candied white pulp fruit and linden honey blend with chalky suggestions and a fragrant croissant. On the palate it is silky and lively, endowed with an intriguing acid component that gives freshness and fades into a savory-fruity finish of great harmony.
Marco Carpineti’s Kius Pas Dosé amazes us with its eloquent finesse of aromas and the persistence of the dense and silky bubbles.
Virtuous interpretation of the classic method from native vines: fully among the best wines of Lazio for its original and at the same time territorial character.
Grapes: Nero Buono
Area: Cori (Latina)
Montiano 2019 – Cotarella
Olfactoryly it spreads intense notes of blueberries and ripe blackberries, embellished with undergrowth, musk and autumn spices. Smooth and silky tannins synergistically linked to a pressing and captivating backbone acidity.
Great balance and dynamism. Maceration on the skins for 15 days, then malolactic fermentation in barrique and subsequent aging for 12 months.
A 100% Merlot wine with a recognizable international style and great oenological precision.
Grapes: Merlot
Area: Upper Lazio (Viterbo)
Fiorano Bianco 2018 – Tenuta di Fiorano
Characteristics: Stratified aromatic profile: it opens on notes of peaches in syrup, orange blossom flowers, to continue towards stamps of wild caper and Mediterranean scrub. On the palate it spreads voluminous, fresh and sapid. Well balanced finish, excellent persistence and cleanliness with references to the fruity-floral notes. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in 10 hectoliter oak barrels and matured ‘sur lies’.
Icon of Lazio viticulture: An expansive and eloquent wine. Undoubtedly among the best wines of Lazio for taste-olfactory complexity and territorial character. Undisputed witness of the sensational oenological potential of Lazio.
Grapes: Grechetto and Viognier
Area: Appia Antica (Rome)
Latour a Civitella 2021 – Sergio Mottura
Characteristics: It opens captivatingly with exotic and floral notes, with decisive citrus hints and hints of mango and apricot that stretch towards sweet woody notes. In the mouth it is soft and balanced, with a good acidity that leaves room for a persistent and almondy finish.
Latour a Civitella by Sergio Mottura is a white wine with a multifaceted and suggestive nose and which boasts great expressiveness and flavor on the palate. Deservedly among the best wines of Lazio for character and elegance.
Grapes: Grechetto
Area: Civitella d’Agliano(Viterbo)
Rosso R – Le Coste
Description: The nose is broad and fruity, with decisive brushstrokes of strawberry, black cherry and blueberry that fade towards floral notes of violet and rose and hints of rhubarb.
On the palate it is sensationally fresh and juicy, supported by a nice acid blade that gives vigor and by tannins characterized by slight roughness. Fresh and persistent finish. The partially de-stemmed grapes are vinified in chestnut vats and left to age for a year in 600 l French barrels. The wine then spends an extra year refining in the bottle.
An original interpretation with a rustic but engaging character. The Rosso R of Le Coste is to be counted among the best wines of Lazio for its artisanal and imaginative style.
Grapes: Aleatico, Grechetto Rosso, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo
Area: Lake Bolsena – (Viterbo)
Etichetta Bianca 2020 Habemus – San Giovenale
Description: Varietal olfactory notes of dark fruit and potpourri of roses and violets mix with balsamic sensations of resin, eucalyptus, undergrowth and autumn spices. On the palate it is warm and sumptuous, with a defined tannin that denotes great evolutionary potential.
Organic wine. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and aging for 20 months in new barriques and at least 6 months in the bottle.
Among the best red wines of Lazio for organoleptic complexity and persistence.
Grapes: Grenache 40%, Syrah 30%, Carignano 20%, Tempranillo 10%
Area: Tuscia (Viterbo)
‘Il Bianco di Civita’ 2020 – Fra i Monti
Description: Delicate notes of candied orange peel mix with hints of medicinal herbs and exotic fruit.
The mouth is lively, punctuated by a pleasant acidic edge that makes the sip saline and lively. Slightly tannic and almond finish with good persistence. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts.
Bianco di Civita is a whimsical macerated white wine, with an authentic and well-defined character. Among the best wines of Lazio for frankness and fragrance.
Grapes: Maturano 80%, Fiano 20%
Area: Comino Valley(Frosinone)
Fieno di Ponza Bianco 2022 – Antiche Cantine Migliaccio
Description:
The olfactory picture is sensational, outlining shades of broom and orange blossom flowers combined with notes of acacia, Mediterranean scrub and graphite. On the palate it is full and harmonious, with an excellent structure and a very pleasant acidity that portends great aging potential. Fresh and persistent finish.
A wine of unusual elegance and with a broad, clean and mineral sip. Fully among the best wines of Lazio for the skill with which the expressive potential of the terroir of the Island of Ponza has been maximized.
Grapes: 100% Biancolella
Area: Ponza (Latina)
Pentima Bianco 2021 – Ribelà
Characteristics: Wide and stratified aromatic range: it opens on notes of helichrysum, chamomile, thyme and calamint to continue towards citrus stamps and exotic fruit with yellow pulp. The sip is slender and elegant, punctuated by a marked iodized acidity which culminates in a finish with balsamic and salty whispers.
Spontaneous fermentation in steel with indigenous yeasts and maceration on the skins for 7 days. Without filtrations. Minimum addition of sulfur dioxide
Pentima is an organic macerated white of great freshness and cleanliness, unique and sui generis, to be deservedly counted among the best wines of Lazio.
Grapes: Malvasia Rossa (ancient white grape clone of Malvasia di Candia) 100%
Area: Castelli Romani (Rome)
Donna Adriana 2021 – Castel De Paolis
Characteristics:A riot of white-fleshed fruit that fades towards floral and citrus tones.
The sip is round, characterized by a very pleasant acid blade that makes you want to drink it. Closing with the fruit as the protagonist.
Passionate to the nose with clear and fragrant fruity, floral notes and unravels fresh and savory on the palate. To be counted among the best whites in Lazio.
Grape varieties: Viognier 60%, Malvasia Puntinata 30% and Sauvignon Blanc 10%
Area: Grottaferrata (Rome)
What are the best wines of Lazio?
What are the best wines of Lazio? Choosing is a difficult undertaking, which in any case is inevitably subject to the limits of a subjective opinion, which as such, by definition, is deficient and arbitrary.
We have simply compiled our own list of favorite interpretations according to our evaluations. However, it remains essential to underline that wine was not born as astatus symbol, to be exhibited or flaunted coram populo.
But to get excited and be shared in a genuine way with the people we love, bonding to contingent situations and unrepeatable and intimate moments of our lives.
Therefore, we invite you to visit wineries and get to know the producers who produce wines in their uniqueness, so that you can independently discover and choose the wine that canbe counted among your personal favorite wines for you. If you have had the patience to read up to here, I thank you for your attention, but now is the time to fill the glasses and sever the distant hopes, and therefore:
Cheers, Salute, Santé
Jean Marco Palmieri
LAZIO WINES
What are thebest wines of Lazio? In Lazio both native varieties and international varieties are grown, with about 80% of production concentrated on white grape varieties. However, in recent decades, Lazio has been experiencing a period of development of local excellence, as in the case of the heroic viticulture of Biancolella di Ponza.
The most common autochthonous white berried varieties are Malvasia Bianca di CandiaandMalvasia del Laziowhich, together with Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Bellone, and other local grapes, give life to the best white wines of Lazio. They dominate the Agro-Pontino area. instead the productions of Moscato di Terracina towards the coast and of Passerina del Frusinate in Ciociaria. The Grechetto is instead bred mainly in the Gradoli area and on the border with Umbria.
The most common native varieties of Lazio with blackberry are the Aleatico di Gradoli in the Viterbo area and the Nero Buono di Cori. Finally, the Cesanese del Piglio(or common Cesanese) and the Cesanese di Affile, are undisputed native varieties of the region from which excellent wines of Lazio are born.
Other widely used varieties in Lazio are Merlot, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Cabernet Franc and Syrah for red wines; the Chardonnay, the Sauvignon, the Viognier, and the Petit Verdot for white wines.
TERROIR OF LAZIO WINES
Lazio has a vineyard area of approximately 25,500 hectares, lying between the sea, hills, woods, and extinct volcanoes. About 80%of Lazio wines consist of the production of white grape varieties.
The Lazio vineyards therefore extend over a particularly heterogeneous territory, characterized by a Mediterranean climate on the coast and a continental inland climate with strong diurnal and seasonal temperature ranges.
Furthermore, the presence of numerous lakes creates heterogeneous microclimate sand, the volcanic soils, mixed with friable tuff and rich in phosphorus and potassium, guarantee the grapes’ ripening and excellent savouriness. In short, an excellent terroir that adapts both to native varieties and to large international varieties.
Let’s find out together which are the main production areas of Lazio wines, cultivated varieties, and DOC and DOCG denominations of Lazio.
