Baby Amarone Pasqua

It is made from grapes sourced from vineyards located on the hillside areas of valpantena the north eastern part of valpolicella.

Baby amarone pasqua. Warm and rich with polished silky tannins and a long finish. To make baby amarone winemakers pour standard valpolicella wine also from the corvina grape over the pressed skins left from amarone production meaning it is repassed also called a second fermentation. The 2015 pasqua amarone della valpolicella begins with excellent aromas of blackberry prunes and chocolate plus lots of interesting touches like vanilla figs spice licorice and much more. More than 1600 ratings 2014 vintage a top rated year for this wine 2013 vintage popular among vivino users.

To make ripasso fresh valpolicella classico wine is mingled with leftover skins from amarone winemaking. The resulting outcome is an amarone like wine at a more quality price. Tonight we picked the 2012 zenato superiore. Published july 15 2000 updated july 15 2000.

Beppi crosariol wine spirits columnist. So is it fair to call it a baby amarone who s to say. Published july 15 2000. Passionesentimento rosso veneto igt.

The resulting wine absorbs additional body and flavor giving us a dry medium bodied wine with a similar complexity to amarone at prices below 20. This article was published more than 10 years ago. Soils here are calcareous limestone rich with flaky debris and prevalently pebbly soil. It s fascinating to see how the bouquet evolves as it has some time in the glass too.

If wine is the poetry of the earth to the heavens as mario soldati said it is also a story and this wine tells the love story that made verona. Passione e sentimento thee bottles born out of the pasqua family s passion for wine its long standing tradition and its strong link with its city of origin verona with its history culture and beauty. More than 1600 ratings. Famiglia pasqua amarone della valpolicella is the classic amarone archetypical of the brand.

This wine is a blend of 65 corvina 25 rondinella 5 corvinone and 5 negrara grapes sourced from five vineyards poiano roccolo di mozzole san felice san pietro di lavagno and tregnago and dried for 4 5 months. The wine tastes big smooth and delicious with similar flavors to the nose. Pasqua amarone della valpolicella a top rated year for this wine 2013 vintage popular among vivino users. An elegant full bodied deep ruby red wine with clean and vibrant fragrances of currants blackberries and sweet almonds on the nose with notes of vanilla.

This enriches the valpolicella and boosts its alcohol level. Most amarone producers also bottle valpolicella ripasso often referred to as baby amarone. And it just goes to show that every now and then us traditionalist drinkers need to break out of our rut in italy and pick up a creative bottle of juice. Today we re reviewing the famiglia pasqua amarone della valpolicella from veneto italy.

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