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Caricalasino

Caricalasino wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Light
Origin
Italy
Top region
Piedmont
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Caricalasino is a white grape variety, with its roots in Piedmont, Italy.

The wines show light body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to citrus, green apple, herbaceous notes, floral, herbal and mineral.

In the cellar it meets unoaked.

It is planted most seriously in Piedmont.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, vigorous vigour and a preference for moderate.

On other labels it goes by Carica l’Asino and Karija l’Osue.

At the table it suits piedmont-style pasta stuffed with cavolo nero in sage butter sauce, crispy-skinned chicken wings and seared tuna with japanese slaw.

The structure.

Body
Light
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
citrusgreen appleherbaceous notes
Aromas
floralherbalmineral
Cellar
Unoaked
Styles
stilldry white

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Piedmont-style pasta stuffed with cavolo nero in sage butter sauce
02 Crispy-skinned chicken wings
03 Seared tuna with Japanese slaw

Also labelled.

Carica l'Asino, Karija l'Osue.

Bottles to look for.

  • Ghio Roberto La Canna e L'Orzo Spumante Metodo Classico, Piedmont, Italy
  • Ghio Roberto Vinarancio, Piedmont, Italy
  • Marenco Carialoso Vino da Tavola, Piedmont, Italy

Caricalasino: common questions

01.
What does Caricalasino taste like?
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Caricalasino tastes of citrus, green apple, herbaceous notes, floral, herbal and mineral. The wines show light body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Caricalasino from?
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Caricalasino originates in Piedmont, Italy.
03.
Where is Caricalasino grown?
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The key regions for Caricalasino are Piedmont.
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What food pairs with Caricalasino?
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Pour it with piedmont-style pasta stuffed with cavolo nero in sage butter sauce, crispy-skinned chicken wings and seared tuna with japanese slaw.
05.
What else is Caricalasino called?
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Caricalasino is also labelled Carica l'Asino and Karija l'Osue.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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