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Pallagrello Nero

Pallagrello Nero 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
Full
Origin
Italy
Top region
Campania
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Pallagrello Nero is a red grape variety, and it traces back to Campania, Italy.

Structurally it lands at full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and high alcohol.

Look for blackberry, plum, chocolate and pepper.

The regions that matter for it are Campania.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening.

Watch for the synonyms: Pallagrella Nera.

At the table it suits wild boar marinated in five-spice, pizza with prosciutto, potato and rosemary and goat curry.

The structure.

Body
Full
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
High
Flavours
blackberryplumchocolate
Aromas
pepper
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 wild boar marinated in five-spice
02 pizza with prosciutto, potato and rosemary
03 goat curry

Also labelled.

Pallagrella Nera.

Bottles to look for.

  • Alepa 'Privo' Campania Rosso IGT, Italy
  • Alepa 'Riccio Nero' Pallagrello Rosso, Campania, Italy
  • Calatia Pallagrello Nero, Campania IGT, Italy
  • Cantina Giardino Volpe Rosa Rosato Campania IGT, Italy
  • Cantine Rao 'SilvaNigra' Pallagrello Nero Terre del Volturno IGT, Campania, Italy
  • I Cacciagalli 'Sphaeranera' Roccamonfina IGT, Campania, Italy
  • Il Verro Pallagrello Nero Terre del Volturno IGT, Campania, Italy
  • La Masserie 'Sensus' Pallagrello Nero Terre del Volturno IGT, Campania, Italy

Pallagrello Nero: common questions

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What does Pallagrello Nero taste like?
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Pallagrello Nero tastes of blackberry, plum, chocolate and pepper. Structurally it lands at full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and high alcohol.
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Where is Pallagrello Nero from?
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Pallagrello Nero originates in Campania, Italy.
03.
Where is Pallagrello Nero grown?
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The key regions for Pallagrello Nero are Campania.
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What food pairs with Pallagrello Nero?
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Pour it with wild boar marinated in five-spice, pizza with prosciutto, potato and rosemary and goat curry.
05.
What else is Pallagrello Nero called?
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Pallagrello Nero is also labelled Pallagrella Nera.

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

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