Sunday, February 17, 2013

Tasting-Lavarini Valpolicella Classico


Name: Lavarini Valpolicella Classico
Variety: 65% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
Region: Valpolicella
Country: Italy
Year: 2010
Price: $6.95
Shop review: “The red ruby color and the dry taste give this wine joviality and cordiality. It is fresh and fruity, with lovely and strawberry and cherry aromas and flavors, with nice spice and a silky texture.” (Vintage Cellar, Blacksburg VA)

My review: This wine was intense.  The color of this wine was lighter than most red wines I’ve seen, but the wine had an unmistakable smoky smell.  Upon tasting it, it was like drinking a campfire.  Tastes of burnt carbon or burnt wood come to mind.  If you’re in to the outdoors, you might like this wine.

I did not drink this with food, but this would probably go well with smoked meats.

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