Winery Villa Canestrari - 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva

Winery Villa Canestrari1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva

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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 world.
The 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of Winery Villa Canestrari is a red wine from the region of Amarone della Valpolicella 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 mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or game (deer, venison).
The 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of the Winery Villa Canestrari is in the top 10 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella.

Taste structure of the 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva from the Winery Villa Canestrari

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of Winery Villa Canestrari in the region of Vénétie is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

eucalyptus, menthol

On the nose the 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva of Winery Villa Canestrari in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Canestrari's 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
16.15°
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

1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2012
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2011
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2010
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.211110
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2009
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.411110
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2008
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2007
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva - 2006
In the top 10 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of 1888 Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva from Winery Villa Canestrari are 2007, 2003, 2012, 2011 and 2008.

Informations about the Winery Villa Canestrari

The winery offers 30 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Amarone della Valpolicella in the region of Vénétie

The Winery Villa Canestrari is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Amarone della Valpolicella to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 200 of of Italy wines
In the top 20 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
In the top 1500 of red wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella

The wine region of Amarone della Valpolicella is located in the region of Valpolicella of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ernesto Ruffo or the Domaine Dal Forno Romano produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Amarone della Valpolicella 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 often reveals types of flavors of cherry, forest floor or nutty and sometimes also flavors of nutmeg, mulberry or walnut.


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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