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Luigi Righetti Capitel de' Roari - $34.99

Wine Details

Price: $34.99
Producer: Luigi Righetti
Region: Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Varietal: Dry Red Table Wine
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors:
  • Red Wine
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Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineEnthusiast - 87 Details: The new and old in the form of cherry, herbs, spices and dried fruits characterize this Amarone. A supple mouthfeel, full body and long finish are its other attributes. Yes, the tannins are rough, but the price certainly isn’t. 1995 WineEnthusiast
WineSpectator - 85 Details: Enjoyable now for its mushroom and leather aromas and flavors, this Amarone, with its medium weight and supple texture, still shows some sweet cherry and plum character but clamps down on the finish. Drink now through 2003. 3,000 cases made. –BS 1991 WineSpectator cherry, leather, mushroom, plum
WineSpectator - 90 Details: A concentrated and intense red from this northern Italian appellation. This is packed with flavor, blending spicy, peppery nuances and full-bore fruit. Firm tannins, lots of body and a long, lingering finish. Drink now through 2000. 15,000 cases made. – 1990 WineSpectator peppery, spicy
Tastings - 89 Details: Ruby. Medium bodied. Balanced acidity. Moderately extracted. Moderately tannic. Reminiscent of red cherry, red currants, walnuts, brown spice. Soft fruit in the entry. Round and plush in the mouth, but with firm grainy tannins 1990 Tastings red cherry, spice
Tastings - 87 Details: Deep ruby. Moderately full bodied. Medium fruit. Quite tannic. Dry. Reminiscent of black fruits, leather, walnuts. Solidly structured, with excellent fruit concentration and a firm, rustic character. Ripe acidity carries flavors well in a gripping finish 1990 Tastings leather

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Red Meat Beef Stew, Casseroles / Hot Dish
Pasta & Grains Risotto

Wine Terms

Name Value
Italy Makes nearly as much wine as France, but lags behind in their classification system. As a result, Italian wine isn’t taken as seriously as French wine. Most Italian wine is made from native grape varieties that don’t grow well elsewhere, such as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. The most important regions are Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco dominate, Tuscany, home to Chianti, Montepulciano, and the Super-Tuscans (a collection of relatively new reds), and the Northeastern region, where you’ll find Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino. Italy’s soils and climates are varied and ideally suited for viticulture, from the Alpine foothills in the north to the Mediterranean coast in the South. Its hilly landscape provides sun and cooler temperatures, even in the warmest regions. Italy has two categories of fine wines. DOCG, which means regulated and guaranteed place name, refers to a small group of elite wines. DOB wines are those with regulated (but not guaranteed) place names. A lower tier of table wines are grouped into IGT wines, which indicate the location on the label, and ordinary table wines, which carry no geographical indication except, “Italy.”
Valpolicella This important red-wine region in Veneto ranks just after Chianti for Italy's total DOC red-wine production. The wine is made primarily from Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara grapes, although four other varieties can comprise up to 15 percent of the blend. Valpolicella's standard DOC wines are rather light and very fragrant and fruity. Those labeled superiore have a higher minimum alcohol content and are aged for a minimum of 1 year. The best wines are generally those labeled classico, which indicates that they come from the steeply terraced vineyards of the inner classico zone.
Veneto The home of some of Italy’s most famous wines, this area in the Northeastern quadrant of Italy produces Soave, Valpolicella and Prosecco.

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