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• • Lamb
• • Roasted  Red  Meats
• • Roast  Pork
• • Veined  Cheese
• • Washed  Rind  Cheese
• • Roasted  Vegetables
• • Duck
• • Roast  Chicken
• • Steak

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Il Velluto Amarone Della Valpolicella DOC Classico Riserva 1997		Italy
This classic Amarone is the greatest wine from Valpolicella, it has a smooth, silky mouthfeel and a very long finish on fruit.

Release Notes:

Price : $66.00  Qty:  Item No. : 19912  Our Rating : 95  Country : Italy  Region : Valpolicella  Grape : Corvina Rondinella Molinara  Alcohol : 15.5%

Amarone is the greatest wine from Valpolicella, the hily region surrounding the beautiful city of Verona. A Valpolicella is transformed into an Amarone by the Appassimento process where the best grapes are left to dry for three to four months (turning to raisins) before being pressed and slowly fermented. Il Velluto's Amarone Riserva is a blend of Corvina (70%), Rondinella (20%), and Molinara (10%) that spent 18 months in Slavonian oak barrels. Amarone fans must not miss this wine wih its tremendous smoothness and depth ("Il Veluto" means "the Velvet one" in Italian).

Tasting Notes:

A garnet colored wine with a rich nose of raisin and herb aromas. On the palate it is full of rich red fruit and sweet plum and raisin flavors and a concentrated herb and spice core. This is a classic Amarone with a smooth, silky mouthfeel and a very long finish on fruit. Enjoy now to 2012 with roasts, steak, lamb, duck, and strong cheeses.

Region:

A remarkably diverse region, Valpolicella produces everything from easy-drinking ordinary wines that sell for $4.99 a bottle to powerful dry Amarones and sweet Reciotos made from dried grapes that sell for... Read more

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Overview
Greek settlers first planted vineyards in Italy sometime around 800BC. Since then, wine has been entrenched in the Italian culture, ‘as common as water on the dinner table’. ... Read more