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Vien de Nus

Vien de Nus 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
Origin
Italy
Top region
Valle d'Aosta
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Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Vien de Nus is a red grape variety, with its roots in Valle d’Aosta, Italy.

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

The tasting note runs to cherry, herbaceous, persistent and winey.

It is planted most seriously in Valle d’Aosta.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening.

It blends readily with Petit Rouge, Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo and Dolcetto.

On other labels it goes by Vien.

At the table it suits mocetta, ham hock and vegetable soup and chicken and herb rice pilaf.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
cherry
Aromas
herbaceouspersistentwiney
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Mocetta
02 Ham hock and vegetable soup
03 Chicken and herb rice pilaf

Also labelled.

Vien.

Vien de Nus: common questions

01.
What does Vien de Nus taste like?
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Vien de Nus tastes of cherry, herbaceous, persistent and winey. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Vien de Nus from?
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Vien de Nus originates in Valle d'Aosta, Italy.
03.
Where is Vien de Nus grown?
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The key regions for Vien de Nus are Valle d'Aosta.
04.
What food pairs with Vien de Nus?
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Pour it with mocetta, ham hock and vegetable soup and chicken and herb rice pilaf.
05.
What else is Vien de Nus called?
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Vien de Nus is also labelled Vien.

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

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