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: Croatina

Supple, fruity reds with an intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a moreish palate of signature red fruits (cherry, raspberry), plum, blackfruit, spices and floral notes (violet). Often vinified as frizzante (lightly sparkling) as Bonarda dell'Oltrepò Pavese DOC, a festive and popular profile. Grown in Oltrepò Pavese DOC and Colli Piacentini DOC. Native Italian grape of Lombardy, not to be confused with Piedmontese bonarda.

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 monkfish tagine, locro criollo (argentina) or chicken on a bed of summer vegetables.

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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