Top 100 red wines of Valpolicella Classico

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

Discovering the wine region of Valpolicella Classico

Historic cradle of Valpolicella at the heart of Veneto (Verona): Corvina signature king red with Rondinella and Molinara — ruby robe with signature notes of ripe cherry, plum, red fruits, rose, almond and sweet spice touch, fresh mouth with silky tannins and pleasant slightly bitter finish. Also cradle of Amarone (dried grapes) and Recioto. 'Classico' style reserved for 5 historic communes. DOC, limestone and basalt hills, temperate ventilated climate.

Discover the grape variety: Verdelho

Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Valpolicella Classico

red wines from the region of Valpolicella Classico go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, veal paupiettes with onions and tomatoes or wiener schnitzel or viennese schnitzel.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Valpolicella Classico

On the nose in the region of Valpolicella Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or plum. In the mouth in the region of Valpolicella Classico is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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