Pignolo

Red wine grape

The style profiled here is a dry, very full-bodied red Pignolo wine: dense, tannic, fruity and spiced. Typical alcohol is 13 to 15%. Serve it at 16 to 18 °C.

Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Bone dry
Body: Very full
Tannin: Very high
Acidity: High

Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.

Food pairings

Game
Lamb
Hard and aged cheese

Similar grapes

Sagrantinomassive tannin, dark, blackberry, long Compare with Pignolo
Tannatdense, dark, very tannic Compare with Pignolo

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Pignolo (grape) (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q2094692 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 9255.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Primary variety or producer reference: pignolo.