Winery Villa Girardi - Opere di San Pietro Amarone

Winery Villa GirardiOpere di San Pietro Amarone

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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 region.
The Opere di San Pietro Amarone of Winery Villa Girardi 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).

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 Vénétie 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 Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, dried fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Girardi's Opere di San Pietro Amarone.

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

Opere di San Pietro Amarone - 2011
In the top 100 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Opere di San Pietro Amarone - 2010
In the top 100 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Opere di San Pietro Amarone - 2009
In the top 100 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Opere di San Pietro Amarone - 2008
In the top 100 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Opere di San Pietro Amarone - 2003
In the top 100 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Opere di San Pietro Amarone from Winery Villa Girardi are 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery Villa Girardi

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
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
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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.

Top wine Vénétie
In the top 1500 of of Italy wines
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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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The word of the wine: Secondary aromas

Aromas resulting from the fermentation and maturation of the wine before bottling. The aging in barrels modifies considerably the texture and the flavours of the wine.

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