Winery Casa Defrà - Valpolicella Ripasso

Winery Casa DefràValpolicella Ripasso

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Casa Defrà is a red wine from the region of Valpolicella Ripasso of Vénétie.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Valpolicella Ripasso from the Winery Casa Defrà

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Casa Defrà in the region of Vénétie is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Casa Defrà in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Casa Defrà's Valpolicella Ripasso.

Winemaker
Cielo1908
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malvoisie de l' Istrie

This grape variety is endemic to the Istrian peninsula, which is partly located in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia, where it is the leading white grape variety. In France, it is almost unknown. It is related to malvasia bianca longa, also known as malvasia del Chianti.

Last vintages of this wine

Valpolicella Ripasso - 2017
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella Ripasso wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valpolicella Ripasso - 2016
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella Ripasso wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Valpolicella Ripasso from Winery Casa Defrà are 2017, 2016

Informations about the Winery Casa Defrà

The winery offers 50 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Cielo e Terra.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Valpolicella Ripasso in the region of Vénétie

The Winery Casa Defrà is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella Ripasso to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 45000 of of Italy wines
In the top 8000 of of Valpolicella Ripasso wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso is located in the region of Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Corte Lavel or the Domaine Le Guaite di Noemi produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella Ripasso are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella Ripasso often reveals types of flavors of cherry, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of truffle, cola or savory.


The wine region of Vénétie

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.

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