Winery Terre di Leone - Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Winery Terre di Leone Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

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The Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Terre di Leone is a red wine from the region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico of Vénétie.
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 Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore from the Winery Terre di Leone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Terre di Leone in the region of Vénétie is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Pairings that work perfectly with Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Original food and wine pairings with Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

The Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore of Winery Terre di Leone matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar stew in burgundy style, country-style veal roulades with risotto or alice's rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Terre di Leone's Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore - 2017
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0
Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore - 2014
In the top 100 of of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines
Average rating: 3.5 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Il Re Pazzo Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore from Winery Terre di Leone are 2017, 2014

Informations about the Winery Terre di Leone

The winery offers 13 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Valpolicella Ripasso Classico in the region of Vénétie

The Winery Terre di Leone is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 55000 of of Italy wines
In the top 10000 of of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico

The wine region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico is located in the region of Valpolicella Ripasso of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giusti or the Domaine Poggi produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico are Rondinella, Corvina and Molinara, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valpolicella Ripasso Classico often reveals types of flavors of cherry, almonds or cream and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or tree fruit.


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.

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