Tazzelenghe

Red wine grapeFriuli-Venezia Giulia

The style profiled here is a dry, full-bodied red Tazzelenghe wine: firm, fresh and densely structured. Typical alcohol is 12.5 to 14.5%. Serve it at 16 to 18 °C.

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Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Bone dry
Body: Full
Tannin: Very high
Acidity: Very 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
Roast and braised beef
Hard and aged cheese

Similar grapes

Refoscodark plum, bitter edge, firm Compare with Tazzelenghe
Schioppettinogreen pepper, cherry, Friulian Compare with Tazzelenghe
Tannatdense, dark, very tannic Compare with Tazzelenghe

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Tazzelenghe (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q2397997 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 12291.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Tazzelenghe technical sheet, Jacuss winery.