Winery San CassianoPegasus Amarone della Valpolicella
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Corvina, the Corvinone 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 Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella from the Winery San Cassiano
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery San Cassiano in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella
Pairings that work perfectly with Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella
Original food and wine pairings with Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella
The Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery San Cassiano matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, caramelized lamb mice or rabbit with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery San Cassiano's Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella.
Discover the grape variety: Corvina
Slender, fresh reds with a clear ruby robe, fine tannins and lively acidity, showing aromas of sour cherry, bitter almond, spice and a characteristically bitter finish. Vinified as light, gulpable reds (Bardolino DOC, Valpolicella DOC), powerful and concentrated through appassimento (Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG) and sweet (Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG). An autochthonous Venetian variety from Lake Garda and the Valpolicella.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pegasus Amarone della Valpolicella from Winery San Cassiano are 0, 2016, 2015
Informations about the Winery San Cassiano
The Winery San Cassiano is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 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
Mythical Venetian wine from dried grapes (appassimento ~100 days on racks): signature Corvina as king red with Rondinella and Molinara - concentrated, opulent and powerful with notes of candied black cherry, cooked plum, fig, chocolate, leather, tobacco, sweet spices and a balsamic touch, dense tannins and a very long finish, 14-16°, long ageing (10-25 years). DOCG (2010), ~7,600 ha around Verona, limestone and basalt hills, Classico over 5 historic communes.
The wine region of Veneto
World star of Prosecco: fresh, light Glera sparklers with notes of pear, green apple and white flowers, fruity, convivial bubbles. Veronese reds from Corvina and Rondinella: light, crisp Bardolino, fruity Valpolicella, opulent, concentrated Amarone DOCG (black cherry, chocolate, raisin) from dried grapes. Mineral, almondy Soave (Garganega) whites, fresh Pinot Grigio. 97,500 ha, Italy's largest production.
The word of the wine: Sulphating
Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.
