Top 100 wines of Amarone della Valpolicella

Discover the top 100 best wines of Amarone della Valpolicella of Valpolicella as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Amarone della Valpolicella and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella

The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella is located in the region of Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ernesto Ruffo or the Domaine Dal Forno Romano produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Amarone della Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, forest floor or nutty and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, mulberry or walnut.

In the mouth of Amarone della Valpolicella is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar. We currently count 549 estates and châteaux in the of Amarone della Valpolicella, producing 751 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Amarone della Valpolicella go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Amarone della Valpolicella

wines from the region of Amarone della Valpolicella go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot-au-feu, moroccan lamb stew or saddle of hare jura style.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Amarone della Valpolicella

On the nose in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or thyme and sometimes also flavors of game, dried flowers or tomatoes. In the mouth in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

News from the vineyard of Amarone della Valpolicella

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

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The Chablis vineyard and the transition to sustainable practices

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