Winery Corte Merci - El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Winery Corte MerciEl Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Corte Merci is a red wine from the region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico of Vénétie.
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Corvina, the Corvinone, the Molinara and the Rondinella.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore from the Winery Corte Merci

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Corte Merci in the region of Vénétie is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Corte Merci in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Corte Merci's El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore - 2015
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of El Pontar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore from Winery Corte Merci are 2015

Informations about the Winery Corte Merci

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Valpolicella Ripasso Classico in the region of Vénétie

The Winery Corte Merci is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 35000 of of Italy wines
In the top 1500 of of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico is located in the region of Valpolicella Ripasso of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giusti or the Domaine Poggi produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, almonds or cream and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or tree fruit.


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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The word of the wine: Vinification

Method and set of techniques for making wine.

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