Wine Education Service - The Veneto

Presented by Vivienne Franks

• NV San Leo Prosecco 85 Points

  Italy, Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Prosecco

  Very light steely silver.
  Citrus nose with hints of baked pastry.
  Crisp, fresh, slightly fruity, vaguely sweet, bitter in the mid palate, not very long.

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• 2008 Bisol Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Brut Crede 88 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene

  Very light steely silver.
  Steely nose.
  Bready, full, creamy, needs food, slightly fruity, good acidity, refreshing, quite long.

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• 2008 Cantina di Monteforte Soave Passo Avanti 89 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Soave

  Light greenish gold.
  Lovely aromas, fruit and vegetation, inviting nose.
  Quite dry and acidic, rich and honeyed, bitter finish, good length.

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• 2007 Inama Soave Classico Vigneti di Foscarino 86 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico

  Greenish gold.
  An interesting nose, a bit waxy, and cheesy.
  Dry and full with good acidity, lots of length.

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• 2009 Allegrini Bardolino Tenuta di Naiano 86 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Bardolino

  Looks like a pinot noir.
  Cherry nose, slightly jammy.
  Fruity with good acidity, easy tannins, bitter finish, good length.

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• 2009 Allegrini Valpolicella 89 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella

  Burgundy red.
  Sweet and fruity, attractive nose.
  Fresh, fruity, good balance, warm, smooth, complex, quite long.

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• 2006 Domini Veneti Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Casetta 90 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore

  Inky red with a hint of age, viscous.
  Tarry fruit, baked plums, an engaging nose.
  Sweet fruit, treacly, tannic, warming, very rich with a sweet feel, long.

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• 2006 Cantina di Negrar Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 91 Points

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

  Inky red, with age.
  Vegetal fruit on the nose with a hint of age.
  The attack is sweet fruit, intense, very rich with prunes in the mid palate, complex and very long. Needs 5 to 20 years.

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