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Cecubo

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

Colour
Red
Body
Medium-full
Origin
Italy
Top region
Lazio
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Cecubo is a red grape variety, with its roots in Lazio, Italy.

The wines show medium-full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and high alcohol.

The tasting note runs to prune, dark forest fruit, spice and herb.

It is planted most seriously in Lazio.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening.

It blends readily with Piedirosso and Casavecchia.

On other labels it goes by Aboto and Abbuoto.

At the table it suits bucatini all’amatriciana, herb-crusted lamb rack and moroccan tagine with chicken and prunes.

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
High
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
High
Flavours
prunedark forest fruit
Aromas
spiceherb
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Bucatini all'amatriciana
02 Herb-crusted lamb rack
03 Moroccan tagine with chicken and prunes

Also labelled.

Aboto, Abbuoto.

Bottles to look for.

  • Monti Cecubi Abbuoto Filari San Raffaele, Lazio, Italy

Cecubo: common questions

01.
What does Cecubo taste like?
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Cecubo tastes of prune, dark forest fruit, spice and herb. The wines show medium-full body, high tannin, medium acidity, dry and high alcohol.
02.
Where is Cecubo from?
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Cecubo originates in Lazio, Italy.
03.
Where is Cecubo grown?
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The key regions for Cecubo are Lazio.
04.
What food pairs with Cecubo?
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Pour it with bucatini all'amatriciana, herb-crusted lamb rack and moroccan tagine with chicken and prunes.
05.
What else is Cecubo called?
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Cecubo is also labelled Aboto and Abbuoto.

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

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