TITLE: Appassimento

APPELLATION: Rosso Veneto IGT Passito

PRODUCER: Domini Veneti

REGION: Veneto

SHORT_DESC: The “Appassimento” label draws inspiration from Marco Polo’s journeys, reflecting a wine rich in character, depth and cultural connection.

OVERVIEW_VARIETAL: 60% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 10% DOCG varietals

OVERVIEW_PROCESS: Hand-picked, dried for 60 days, destemmed & gently pneumatic pressed; fermentation, then 10 days maceration; full malolactic fermentation; aged in wood

OVERVIEW_SERVING_TEMP: 60 - 65 °F

OVERVIEW_ALCOHOL: 14%

PROFILE_COLOR: ruby red, with hints of garnet

PROFILE_NOSE: spiced with notes of vanilla and cherry

PROFILE_FINISH: full bodied and round with soft tannins and a long spiced finish

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PAIRING: Grilled & braised meats, aged cheeses

AWARDS: 96 POINTS, Luca Maroni; 91 POINTS James Suckling

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