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 pasticcio (greece), sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls) or magret stuffed with foie gras.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Girardi's Opere di San Pietro Amarone.
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 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
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: Natural sweet wine
Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.
