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Zeni

Zeni
2019 Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Veneto Valpolicella

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14% RS: 3.00%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$22

Zeni
2019 Valpolicella Ripasso DOC

Pair this wine with:
Lamb Pork

Category: Veneto Valpolicella

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14% RS: 3.00%
Black ruby color. Aromas and flavors of leather, fresh herbs, crushed cherries, cinnamon, and turmeric with a lightly tannic, crisp, fruity medium body and a smooth, delightful, medium-length finish that exhibits elements of rose hips, sun dried tomato, balsamic reduction, and toast points. A friendly Valpolicella with rich flavor.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Rich & Full & Old World
Aroma Aroma: leather, fresh herbs, crushed cherries, cinnamon, and turmeric
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of rose hips, sun dried tomato, balsamic reduction, and toast points
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Peking Duck, Lamb Tagine, Souvlaki
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A friendly Valpolicella with rich flavor.

The Producer

Cantina F.lli Zeni

The Producer
Via Coastabella, 9
Bardolino, VR 37011
Italy
39 -45 7210 022

Veneto Valpolicella

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Valpolicella is a red wine produced from the eponymous district near the town of Verona in Italy's Veneto region. It is a blended red made with at least two grapes - Corvina and Rondinella - although it may be made from several more grapes such as Molinara, Corvinone and Dindarella.

Valpolicella tends to have moderate tannins, so it can be consumed at a fairly young age. It also has good acidity, meaning it can age; while some lighter examples of Valpolicella peak at five years of age, a well made Valpolicella can drink well after a decade or more.

Along with red cherry and plum fruit, a typical Valpolicella has a pleasant spicy quality with notes of cumin, cedar and cinnamon. Pair these wines with hearty preparations, including game birds, stews and roasts.

The Valpolicella name is also used for two other wines from this district, both made with the same red grapes. One is Amarone della Valpolicella, a powerful red wine made from naturally dried grapes; this wine can age for three of four decades in the best instances. The other is a luscious sweet wine called Ripasso della Valpolicella, also made from dried grapes, but with fermentation halted to retain some degree of residual sugar.