Winery Santa SofiaAmarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé
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 Classico Gioé of the Winery Santa Sofia is in the top 70 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico.
Taste structure of the Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé from the Winery Santa Sofia
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé of Winery Santa Sofia in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé of Winery Santa Sofia in the region of Veneto often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé
Pairings that work perfectly with Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé
Original food and wine pairings with Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé
The Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé of Winery Santa Sofia matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.
Details and technical informations about Winery Santa Sofia's Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé.
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 Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Gioé from Winery Santa Sofia are 2014, 1998, 2011, 2003 and 2007.
Informations about the Winery Santa Sofia
The Winery Santa Sofia is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Dry, powerful style of Valpolicella Classico (Fumane, Marano, Negrar, San Pietro, Sant'Ambrogio) via appassimento: Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone (≤50%) and Rondinella (5-30%) grapes dried ~120 days, losing 30-45% weight. Intense, full-bodied reds (≥15% abv) with dried fruit, candied black cherry, tobacco, spice, chocolate and leather, ample tannins and long ageing. DOCG since 2010, Venetian icon of concentration through dessication.
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: Flavours (families of)
Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.
