Velletri

Wine from Velletri comes out of Lazio, Italy, where it sits as an appellation.

The signature grape is Sangiovese, backed by Montepulciano, Cesanese, Trebbiano and Malvasia di Candia.

The climate is mediterranean.

Red wine, white wine and sparkling wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows robust and ageworthy, yet rounded and fragrant, golden color with herbaceous and mineral, plus one more.

Labels here fall under the DOC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Cantine Co.Pro.Vi and La Tognazza.

At the table these bottles work with beef, pasta with tomato sauce, grilled vegetables and aged cheeses.

Serve chilled.

In the glass.

Red: Robust and ageworthy, Yet rounded and fragrant.

White: Golden color with herbaceous, Mineral, Citrus notes.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOC

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Cantine Co.Pro.Vi Terre dei Volsci Riserva Velletri, Lazio, Italy
• La Tognazza 'Tapioco' Velletri Superiore, Lazio, Italy

At the table.

• Beef
• Pasta with tomato sauce
• Grilled vegetables
• Aged cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Velletri: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Italy, or the wider Lazio guide.