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Profile
Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 4 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs4 yrs8 yrs
Critic scores
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In the glass
Aroma: cherry, marasca
Palate: marked acidity, bitter almond edge, sapid harmony
Medium-intensity ruby, fresh and fruity with cherry and marasca, then good body with marked acidity, a bitter-almond edge and a sapid, harmonious close.
What it pairs with
- Bigoli with anchovy The bitter-almond edge holds up to a salty Veneto sauce.More wines for pasta with ragù →
- Grilled chicken Fresh cherry fruit and low tannin suit white meat.More wines for chicken and white meat →
- Young Monte Veronese The wine's acidity keeps up with a mild fresh cheese.
With cheese
History
The Nicolis Valpolicella comes from hand-picked fresh fruit, crushed and destemmed and lightly pressed, with maceration and fermentation in steel under automatic temperature control, from vineyards in the five historic Classico comuni.
Facts
- Producer
- Nicolis · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Molinara
- Classification
- Valpolicella Classico DOC
- Oak
- Steel with automatic temperature control, from hand-picked fresh grapes crushed and lightly pressed
- Price
- €11-17 at retail
- Drinking window
- 1-4 from vintage
Frequently asked about Nicolis Valpolicella Classico
What does Nicolis Valpolicella Classico taste like?
The estate reports a ruby red of medium intensity, a fresh and fruity nose with notes of cherry and marasca, and a taste with good body, marked acidity, a bitter edge, sapidity and harmony.
How is Nicolis Valpolicella Classico made?
From hand-picked fresh grapes, crushed, destemmed and lightly pressed, with maceration and fermentation carried out in steel under automatic temperature control.
Where are the vineyards?
At San Pietro in Cariano, one of the five historic comuni of the Valpolicella Classica zone.
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