Winery MeroniIl Velluto 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).
The Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of the Winery Meroni is in the top 40 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico.
Taste structure of the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from the Winery Meroni
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Meroni in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Meroni in the region of Veneto often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Pairings that work perfectly with Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Original food and wine pairings with Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
The Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico of Winery Meroni matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fresh sausage, leg of lamb cooked in yoghurt / tave kosi (albania) or duck legs confit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Meroni's Il Velluto 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 Il Velluto Amarone della Valpolicella Classico from Winery Meroni are 1998, 1988, 2008, 2005 and 2003.
Informations about the Winery Meroni
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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 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: Barrel
Bordeaux barrel of 225 litres, used to determine the tonneau (unit of measurement corresponding to four barrels, or 900 litres).
