Winery Corteforte Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Red wine
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 mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from the Winery Corteforte
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In the mouth the Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Corteforte in the region of Vénétie is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Corteforte 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.
Food and wine pairings with Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Corteforte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), lamb tagine with onions, purple olives and lemons... or lamb chops marinated with herbs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Corteforte's Terre di San Zeno 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 Terre di San Zeno Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from Winery Corteforte are 2011, 2008, 2007, 2005 and 2004.
Informations about the Winery Corteforte
The Winery Corteforte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico is located in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quintarelli Giuseppe or the Domaine Zýmē produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 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 Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, celery or baking spice and sometimes also flavors of espresso, black licorice or molasses.
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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