Winery Villalta Valpolicella Ripasso
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.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Valpolicella Ripasso from the Winery Villalta
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In the mouth the Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Villalta in the region of Vénétie is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Villalta in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Valpolicella Ripasso
Pairings that work perfectly with Valpolicella Ripasso
Original food and wine pairings with Valpolicella Ripasso
The Valpolicella Ripasso of Winery Villalta matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), veal colombo or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villalta's Valpolicella Ripasso.
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 Valpolicella Ripasso from Winery Villalta are 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Villalta
The Winery Villalta is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella Ripasso to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
News related to this wine
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Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought
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The word of the wine: Alcohol
A generic term for the various alcohols produced during fermentation that give the wine body, structure and warmth.
