Winery Conte Ottavio PiccolominiDuca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Corvina, 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 Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, lamb curry or rabbit with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini's Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico.
Discover the grape variety: Corvina
Its precise origin is unknown, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy. It can be found in Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Corvinone, another Italian grape variety. It should be noted that the Corvina is related to the Rondinella and the Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Duca Bortini di Montebello Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini are 2001, 2009, 2003, 2011 and 2008.
Informations about the Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini
The Winery Conte Ottavio Piccolomini is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 87 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Valpolicella
The wine region of Valpolicella is located in the region of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Domini Veneti or the Domaine Dal Forno Romano produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella are Rondinella, Corvina and Corvinone, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cream or mint and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, toasty or caramel.
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: Classified growth
Place name or castle subject to a classification (Médoc classification of 1855, classified growths of Alsace...)
