Winery Ernesto RuffoAmarone della Valpolicella Riserva
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).
The Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of the Winery Ernesto Ruffo is in the top 60 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella.
Taste structure of the Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva from the Winery Ernesto Ruffo
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of Winery Ernesto Ruffo in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva
The Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of Winery Ernesto Ruffo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, lamb tagine with peppers and artichoke bottoms or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ernesto Ruffo's Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva.
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 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva from Winery Ernesto Ruffo are 2008, 0, 2007
Informations about the Winery Ernesto Ruffo
The Winery Ernesto Ruffo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Grape variety
A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.
