Winery Villa GirardiOpere di San Pietro Amarone
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).
Taste structure of the Opere di San Pietro Amarone from the Winery Villa Girardi
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Opere di San Pietro Amarone of Winery Villa Girardi in the region of Veneto is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Opere di San Pietro Amarone of Winery Villa Girardi in the region of Veneto often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Opere di San Pietro Amarone
Pairings that work perfectly with Opere di San Pietro Amarone
Original food and wine pairings with Opere di San Pietro Amarone
The Opere di San Pietro Amarone of Winery Villa Girardi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chicken, beef and lamb couscous (morocco), moussaka with spices or duck breast with pepper sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Girardi's Opere di San Pietro Amarone.
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
The best vintages of Opere di San Pietro Amarone from Winery Villa Girardi are 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Villa Girardi
The Winery Villa Girardi is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 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
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 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: Powdery mildew
Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.
