Structure

Bodymedium
Tanninlow
Acidityhigh
Sweetnessdry
Finishmedium
Oaknone or neutral

Drinking window

Best 1 to 5 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs5 yrs8 yrs

Critic scores

No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.

In the glass

Medium-bodiedLow tanninHigh acidityDryMedium finish

Aroma: red berries, young floral note

Palate: red fruit, brisk acid line

Claudio Viviani's entry red from the Mazzano hillside above Negrar: delicate bright ruby, red-berry and floral aromatics, good structure lengthened by a fresh acid vein.

What it pairs with

  • Risotto all'Amarone made with a light hand
    The wine's acidity keeps a buttery Veronese risotto from turning heavy.
  • Bigoli with duck ragu
    Red-berry fruit answers the sweetness of slow-cooked duck without covering it.
  • Monte Veronese fresco
    A young cow's milk cheese needs the acid vein rather than tannin.

History

The base Valpolicella of the Viviani estate, grown at Mazzano, the hillside hamlet at the top of the Negrar valley where Claudio Viviani farms. It is bottled to be drunk young, with the fruit and floral lift of the site rather than the appassimento character of the estate's Amarone.

Facts

Producer
Viviani · visiting guide
Grapes
Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella
Classification
Valpolicella Classico DOC
Oak
No new oak, the wine is raised in steel to keep the fruit intact
Price
€12-18 at retail
Drinking window
1-5 from vintage

Frequently asked about Viviani Valpolicella Classico

What does Viviani Valpolicella Classico taste like?

Delicate, brilliant ruby in the glass, with red-berry scent and a youthful floral note that the estate describes as giving the wine an extraordinary aromatic finesse. On the palate the structure is balanced by a fresh acid vein that lengthens the drink.

When should I drink Viviani Valpolicella Classico?

Drink it within one to five years of the vintage. It is made without long ageing, so the point is the freshness of the fruit rather than cellar time.

What food pairs with Viviani Valpolicella Classico?

Veronese risotto, bigoli with duck ragu, and young Monte Veronese cheese. The acid line does the work, so it suits dishes with fat rather than dishes with heavy tannic grip.

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