The best wines of Valpolicella Classico

Discover the best wines of Valpolicella Classico of Vénétie as well as the best winemakers of Valpolicella Classico and estates of Valpolicella Classico to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Valpolicella Classico and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Valpolicella Classico by region

Looking for a good wine of Valpolicella Classico of Vénétie among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Valpolicella Classico. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Valpolicella Classico with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Valpolicella Classico

See the top 100 best red wines of Valpolicella Classico

Want to buy a red wine of Valpolicella Classico cheap or sell a red wine of Valpolicella Classico at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

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, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef bourguignon in the oven of nanou, spaghetti bolognese or oven-baked veal cutlets.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Valpolicella Classico

On the nose the red wine of the region of Valpolicella Classico. often reveals types of flavors of cream, honey or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Valpolicella Classico. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Valpolicella Classico

  • 1993With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.47/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.45/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Valpolicella Classico

  • Rondinella
  • Corvina
  • Molinara
  • Corvinone
  • Oseleta
  • Croatina

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Valpolicella Classico

A wine route planned in the region of Valpolicella Classico? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Valpolicella Classico.

Discovering the wine region of Valpolicella Classico

The wine region of Valpolicella Classico is located in the region of Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quintarelli Giuseppe or the Domaine Montecariano produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella Classico are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, orange or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, citrus fruit or tree fruit.

In the mouth of Valpolicella Classico is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 230 estates and châteaux in the of Valpolicella Classico, producing 371 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Valpolicella Classico go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal.

Great white wines of Valpolicella Classico

See the top 100 best white wines of Valpolicella Classico

Want to buy a white wine of Valpolicella Classico cheap or sell a white wine of Valpolicella Classico at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Valpolicella Classico

White wines from the region of Valpolicella Classico go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pad thai, cuttlefish rust or burgers with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Valpolicella Classico

On the nose the white wine of the region of Valpolicella Classico. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Valpolicella Classico. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Valpolicella Classico

  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Valpolicella Classico

  • Corvina
  • Molinara
  • Corvinone

Discover the grape variety: Montepulciano

A very old grape variety, most likely originating in Italy, now cultivated mainly in the central and central-eastern parts of this country, registered in France in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. Montepulciano has long been confused with sangiovese or nielluccio, an A.D.N. analysis has shown that it is different.

News from the vineyard of Valpolicella Classico

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Pian del Gallo – Tinazzi falls for Tuscany

The Tinazzi family, owners of the eponymous group with estates in Veneto and Puglia, has expanded to Tuscany with the acquisition, in early 2022, of a property in the Chianti Classico DOCG area. The Pian del Gallo estate includes 5.5 hectares of organically farmed vineyards and olive trees, as well as hospitality facilities. A fruitful quest The acquisition was not a sudden or impulsive decision, but rather the culmination of a long search for a Tuscan property to enrich the Tinazzi portfolio. G ...

North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought

Springtime brings the so-called ‘Caldaia di Maggio’ to Barolo, a noise similar to a kettle simmering that is caused by evaporating water in the soils. This year, however, it’s unlikely that this phenomenon will occur. Drought is affecting the entire north of Italy; predominantly the Langhe but also Valpolicella and Franciacorta. Not even Tuscany is spared. The vineyards are lacking the reserves of water that their soils usually contain at this time of year. Winter passed without snow in almost a ...