Villabella Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Fracastoro Riserva 2013

Villabella Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Fracastoro Riserva 2013

Villabella, 0,75 l - 15.00%
70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone

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Veneto - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

2 hours

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Villabella Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Fracastoro Riserva 2013
Fracastoro Amarone Classico Riserva 2012 received the prestigious Best in Show 2023 award from Decanter, scoring 97 points. The Amarone Riserva "Fracastoro" is a majestic and multifaceted wine like the 16th century Veronese scholar whose name it bears. Structured warm, robust, rich and enveloping, it offers complex notes of ripe red fruit combined with tertiary hints of spices, tobacco and cocoa of great persistence.

Colour

Intense ruby red with garnet hues.

Bouquet

Red fruit aromas mature and jam, sweet spices and cocoa.

Flavour

Dry, warm and soft, with great structure and balance, enveloping and persistent.

Pairing

Ideal with roasts, game, braised meat and mature cheeses.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
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Features

Name Villabella Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Fracastoro Riserva 2013
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva
Year 2013
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 15.00% by volume
Grape varieties 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Corvinone
Country
Region Veneto
Vinification After the traditional drying of four months, the grapes are pressed gently. The fermentation of the must lasts about 20 days and takes place in contact with the skins.
Ageing 36 months, partly in Slavonian oak barrels and partly in small Allier barrels.
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Ideal with roasts, game, braised meat and mature cheeses.
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Official awards

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Vintage

James Suckling
92/100 
2013
xtraWine
92/100 
2013
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2012
Decanter
97/100 
2012
Luca Maroni
93/99 
2012
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2012
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2010
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2010
Bibenda
 
4 bunches of grapes - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2009
Luca Maroni
92/99 
2009
Veronelli
 
3 red stars - An excellent wine 2009
Vitae AIS
 
3 vines - An excellent wine 2008
Decanter
90/100 
2007
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2007
Robert Parker
93/100 
2006
Villabella
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Vigneti Villabella’s headquarters are at Calmasino (Verona), in the heart of the Bardolino Classico zone, on hillsides that look out over Lake Garda. Founded in 1971 by Walter Delibori and Giorgio Cristoforetti, it is still owned and run by their two...

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