Winery Vini dei Cardinali - Amarone della Valpolicella

Winery Vini dei Cardinali Amarone della Valpolicella

3.7
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The Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Vini dei Cardinali 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 Amarone della Valpolicella of the Winery Vini dei Cardinali is in the top 5 of wines of Amarone della Valpolicella.

Taste structure of the Amarone della Valpolicella from the Winery Vini dei Cardinali

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Vini dei Cardinali in the region of Vénétie is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

chocolate, coffee

Wine with earth taste

smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Amarone della Valpolicella of Winery Vini dei Cardinali in the region of Vénétie often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earth or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Vini dei Cardinali's Amarone della Valpolicella.

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

Amarone della Valpolicella - 2016
In the top 5 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 3.3 1 1 1 0 0
Amarone della Valpolicella - 2014
In the top 5 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0
Amarone della Valpolicella - 2013
In the top 5 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Amarone della Valpolicella - 2012
In the top 5 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of Amarone della Valpolicella from Winery Vini dei Cardinali are 2014, 2012, 2013, 2016

Informations about the Winery Vini dei Cardinali

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Bosco Viticultori.
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 Vini dei Cardinali is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 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 20000 of of Italy wines
In the top 3 of of Amarone della Valpolicella wines
In the top 55000 of red wines
In the top 90000 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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