Winery Roccolo Grassi - Valpolicella Superiore

Winery Roccolo GrassiValpolicella 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 region.
The Valpolicella Superiore of Winery Roccolo Grassi is a red wine from the region of Valpolicella of Veneto.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Corvinone and the Rondinella.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.

Taste structure of the Valpolicella Superiore from the Winery Roccolo Grassi

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Valpolicella Superiore of Winery Roccolo Grassi in the region of Veneto is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

hibiscus, perfume

On the nose the Valpolicella Superiore of Winery Roccolo Grassi in the region of Veneto often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.

Details and technical informations about Winery Roccolo Grassi's Valpolicella Superiore.

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

Discover the grape variety: Corvinone

It has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, but in France it is hardly known. It should not be confused with corvina, another Italian grape variety that is very present in the same region, both of which are most often associated with rondinella and molinara.

Last vintages of this wine

Valpolicella Superiore - 2015
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2014
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2013
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2012
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 411110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2011
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2010
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Valpolicella Superiore - 2009
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Valpolicella Superiore from Winery Roccolo Grassi are 2006, 2014, 2007, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Roccolo Grassi

The winery offers 6 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 in the region of Veneto

The Winery Roccolo Grassi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Veneto
In the top 3000 of of Italy wines
In the top 650 of of Valpolicella wines
In the top 15000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Valpolicella

The wine region of Valpolicella is located in the region of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Domini Veneti or the Domaine Dal Forno Romano produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella are Rondinella, Corvina and Corvinone, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cream or mint and sometimes also flavors of tomatoes, toasty or caramel.


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: Vaccaresis

Black grape variety, one of the 13 of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, which can be used in a blend in this appellation and other neighbouring AOCs (Côtes-du-Rhône, Gigondas...). It produces a floral, elegant and fresh wine, which balances the warmth of the Grenache. It is rare.

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