Winery AstoriaAmarone della Valpolicella
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Molinara and the Rondinella.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Amarone della Valpolicella from the Winery Astoria
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Astoria in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Astoria in the region of Veneto often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Amarone della Valpolicella
Pairings that work perfectly with Amarone della Valpolicella
Original food and wine pairings with Amarone della Valpolicella
The Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Astoria matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, tajine of merguez and potatoes or rabbit with cider and prunes.
Details and technical informations about Winery Astoria's Amarone della Valpolicella.
Discover the grape variety: Molinara
Its origin is not very precise, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Spanish variety molinera gorda.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Amarone della Valpolicella from Winery Astoria are 2013, 2016, 0, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Astoria
The Winery Astoria is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of Amarone della Valpolicella to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Veneto
Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.
The word of the wine: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
