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Zenato Valpolicella Superiore 2003, D.O.C. Valpolicella Superiore
color:
very dark, intense red with purple.
Nose:
medium expressive, very ripe-fruity, with impressions of cherries and
cherry stones, some almonds, a touch of freshness, some alcohol,
spices, herbs and minerals, very pure, a tiny touch of oak
(vanilla), many nuances, very good intensity and certainly elegance.
Taste:
medium powerful, intense, compact core, elegant, with some freshness,
lots of very well defined cherry fruit, minerals, herbs and alcohol, a
touch of almonds, soft, velvety tannins, good concentration and depth,
also good elegance, some complexity and excellent balance, very
delicious!!
Finish: quite intense, long, with beautiful fruit, some
smoke, spices, vanilla, ripe and sweet tannins, some alcohol and
freshness aswell, strong, vervetty core, very good balance.
* This modern and
easy drinking wine with a tiny touch of subtle oak offers beautiful
fruit in a velvety, compact and intense core, with concentration, but
also freshness and elegance next to some complexity and depth. A
beautiful expression of terroir, surpassing its "modest" D.O.C.
- Drink from now on, will improve over the next two or so years, drink before 2009.
- If there is one wine
producer in the Veneto area that offers consistently good and
affordable
wines through the years it certainly is Zenato. Formerly good -
excellent with the range of white wines, now also increasingly good
with reds.
This Valpolicella comes from a very odd vintage. 2003 in Europe was
exceptionally hot and dry, with low yields high alcohol content, low
acidity and sometimes unripe tannins. This vintage was quite a success
for this Valpolicella, its has none of the problems encountered
elsewhere, it has even a greater concentration than average, but it has
remained very drinkable indeed. The use of oak is exemplary, it just
adds that little extra deliciousness to the wine. The quality is way
above the average standard of Valpolicella. Low lying prolific
vineyards churning out oceans of diluted wines have eroded the
reputation of Valpolicella (and Bardolino and Soave). Happily there are
also producers like Zenato who prove the vineyards situated on the
slopes are capable of very interesting and foremost delicious wines.
- lotnr.: L. 1586
- tasted: 19-10-'06 several times after this date: consistent notes.
- estimated retail price ca. 7 euro
- average production: not indicated
- Azienda Vitivinicola
Zenato, Via San Benedetto, 8, 37010 S. Benedetto di Lugana,
Peschiera del Garda (Vr) ; Tel. +39-045 7550300 , fax.: +39-045 6400449
, e-mail: info@zenato.it
/ web site: www.zenato.it
- export agent: Enoteca
Nederland, Mr. Maarten Bonants, tel.: +31-344613736, fax.:
+31-344612550, e-mail: info@enoteca.nl