QUINTARELLI VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2016
VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO
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QUINTARELLI VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE 2016
The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona.
The wines of Quintarelli, who are at one with their land of origin, proud bearers of a unique and inimitable as the Amarone.
The wine is a blend of Corvina 55%, Rondinella 30% and Cabernet 15%.
Spicy, with hints of black cherry and goudron. Intense, flawless, elegant tannins. A bottle of Quintarelli never disappoints!
"Masses of red and blue florals mix with hints of mint and wild berries to create a lifted and inviting bouquet on the 2013 Valpolicella Classico Superiore. It’s soft in feel and more savory than sweet, with a pure display of tart cherries and spices coasting across a core of salty acids and minerals. The 2013 has energy to burn, remaining juicy and spry, while tapering off to wild herbal notes and sour red fruits. While I don’t see this vintage as one to forget in the cellar, there’s certainly a lot of pleasure to be found here over the short term. The Quintarelli Valpolicella is produced from half fresh-harvested and half air-dried fruit that is matured for six years in cask prior to release." -Vinous