Valpolicella

The result of the Allegrini family’s expertise and a true classic of the appellation, this red wine embraces tradition, territory and the know-how of this spectacular region. Corvina, Rondinella and Oseleta are carefully air dried on racks 90-120 days and checked daily to ensure perfectly healthy skins. In this natural drying, or appassimento, the grapes lose 40-45% of their weight. This meticulous refining and lengthy aging yields a red wine that has become emblematic of Italian winemaking....

The Amarone is a noble wine produced from just the best bunches, collected by hand and placed in cassette for 3 to 4 months to go through the process of the so called “appassimento” withering or drying of the grapes.This wine is intense , deep garnet red. Spicy of plum and cherry and a hint of raspberry.Soft , velvety, full bodied with a slight aromatic lingering aftertaste. Excellent with most red meats, game and grilled, with hard texture mature cheese. ...

This wine is garnet red in color and has bouquet of black pepper, cedar hints, fresh fruits (grapes, berries) and walnuts. Valpolicella is medium bodied, has long persistence with smoky character, due to a short ageing process in Slavonian oak casks of 4,000–8,000 liters (1,058-2,115 gallon), as well as in used American and French barrels, to stabilize color, improve wine complexity and soften tannins. - Winery

Vinification:Grapes are dried on tables in a well-ventilated room for 4 months. Fermentation in Slavonian oak barrels for 50 days using natural yeasts at a temperature of 64-68°F, malolactic fermentation in Slavonian oak barrels Aging Process:Minimum of 30 months in 5 hl Slavonian oak cask followed by 6 months of bottle refinement Tasting Notes:Color: Deep ruby red Bouquet: Intense and highly developed with notes of dry herbs, prunes and cherries Flavor: Full-bodied with a velvety, warm...

Grapes: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara, Croatina e SangioveseProduction method: "Ripasso-wine": initial fermenting stage in October follewed by a second fermentation in March on the sweet lees of ReciotoAgeing:18 months in Slavonian oak casks (70%) and in barriques (30%)4 months in the bottle for the final ageing processServing temperature: 14° - 18° C, open an hour before servingBest served with: Strong pasta and red meatMaturity: It lends itself to being aged for even 5 - 7 years...

The Scamperle family has cultivated vineyards for generations. Le Salette currently consists of 49 acres in the best areas of the Valpolicella Classico. This wine is only made in the best vintages.Pergole Vece refers to the pergola trellising used in the vineyards and “Vece”, meaning old in the local dialect.Vinification:Grapes are dried on tables in a well-ventilated area for six months, fermentation using natural yeasts at 64-68°F in barrique for 30-40 days; malolactic fermentation in...

Notes: A fertile land that's full of history and our family’s passion and hard work have created this legendary wine that is the symbol of this region: Amarone! Ruby red in colour with an intense and elegant bouquet. A full-bodied and strong flavour that's warm, soft, velvety and long-lasting. The perfect accompaniment to game, spit-roasted meat, roasts and mature cheese. It is recommended that you open the bottle at least one hour before drinking and serve at a temperature of 16-18°C....

Description: Its typical characteristic is the particular production method used called “Ripasso”. The best part of the Valpolicella is fermented on the Amarone marcs to increase the alcoholic percentage, obtaining a wine richer in colour, extracts and flavours. It has an intense ruby red colour and a fruity perfume with notes of almonds. The taste is soft and warm, full-bodied. To serve at 18°C, uncorking the bottle one hour before drinking. Excellent with red, roasted meat and matured...

Harmonious, elegant and complex, Amarone della Valpolicella Doc Monte Zovo is the result of the long and accurate productive protocol, invented more than 20 years ago by the Cottini Family. With an intense, stylish personality and a sturdy, harmonious body, Amarone Monte Zovo is and imposing wine with a generous heart and complex fragrances, emanating a wealth of nuances and sensations. From the finest grapes and hand-crafted by the Cottini family like a sartorial dress, its velvety smoothness...

TASTING NOTES:Ruby red colour with intense garnet highlights. Its bouquet embraces the nose with hints of ripe black cherries, marasca cherries, ending with a spicy aroma of cinnamon, black pepper, cocoa and coffee. It is a structured wine, silky and embracing, and extremely elegant that holds all the typical characteristics of the Classica zone. Its soft and juicy marasca cherry effuses with a great expression of balsam. FOOD PAIRING:This wine is perfect for being served with game, barbecued...

TASTING NOTES:Intense and dense ruby red colour with violet highlights. Its bouquet releases fruity hints of blueberries, blackcurrants and blackberries, revealing overtones of spices, vanilla and liquorice. Creamy in the mouth for the high extract and dense tannins. Very clean executive technique. FOOD PAIRING:Excellent served with grilled meat, game and mature cheese. Serving at 18°C. CLASSIFICATION: Igp/Igt TERROIR: Valpolicella Classica. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION: San Pietro in Cariano, at the...

Notes: Colour: clear, ruby red, with garnet reflections. Aroma: intense aroma, perfume of spices, cherry jam, red berries. Taste: intense and extremely persistent, velvety, full-bodied. Serving Suggestions: Excellent with braised meats, rich stews and roasted and grilled meats including game , seasoned or spicy cheese, risotto with Amarone. It remains, however, a great wine for meditation. ** Only 8 in Stock ** ...

Notes: The Corvina gives spiciness and cherry aromas, Corvinone gives glycerine and vibrant freshness, Rondinella adds delicate fruit and light floral aromas whilst Oseleta provides colour and robust tannins. Blend:35% Corvina35% Corvinone23% Rondinella7% Oseleta

Winemaker Notes: Tommasi "Ripasso" is the unique result of refermenting Valpolicella Classico Superiore on the warm grape skins from which Amarone has been fermented. This process, used only in rare vintage years, imparts the richness of character and personality of a great wine to an already superior wine. Deep ruby red in color. Rich spicy perfumes and black pepper notes with a hint of raisins. Full body balanced taste, very intense and spicy with sweet cherry flavors. Pairs with white and...

Wine Description:Zenato Amarone is a blend of Corvina and Rondinella, with a touch of Croatina and Oseleta. Corvina is prized not only for its intense marasca cherry flavor, but also its ability to withstand the the drying process. Used in small quantities Rondinella also fares well in drying, and contributes dark color and an alluring floral note. Oseleta provides tannic structure and minerality; while Croatina is introduced to add youthful fruitiness. All this attention to detail pays off in...

Ripassa is the name that Zenato has given to this wine, which is closely related to Amarone.Immediately after fermentation of the partially dried Amarone grapes, the finest selection of Valpolicella is “repassed”, starting off a second alcoholic fermentation. The alcohol content rises and the wine acquires a richer colour with greater extracts and fragrances. After ageing in the bottle for 6 months, this wine becomes extremely long, plush and velvety, with intense fragrances of red fruits.The...