Vigne Nuove Di Musella Valpolicella Superiore 2009, Docg, Veneto, Italy

I seldom purchase Valpolicella, I find them light and a bit pedestrian with little flavour or structure, but this little over-achiever blew me away. On the nose such exquisite aromatics with flavours of red cherry, plum, rhubarb, vanilla, slightly spicy with light cedar notes. On the mouthfeel, medium bodied, fresh ripe fruit, spicy with crisp acidity and fine silky tannins. The finish is very refreshing with a good mixture of sweet and sour fruit, ending with fine silky tannins, adding weight and structure to the whole package.

 

This wine is a blend of 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella and 10% Barbera with alcohol coming in at 13.5%. I served this wine around 16-17 °C because my experience is that lighter wines are better enjoyed slightly chilled. This is an easy drinking wine, unpretentious, of great value and delicious. Strongly recommended, score 90 points.

Purchased November 24, 2012 LCBO New Release (205757) at $15.95