Scoring 16 points on the Dionysian scale of 20, the 2013 Fumanelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore, with 13.5% alcohol was an ideal food wine.
It’s been some time since I enjoyed a good Valpolicella, and when it cost under $20, it’s even better. The wine was soft, balanced and dry with dried red fruits notes. Perfectly balanced with a clean finish.
The Marchesi Fumanelli family has ben making wine since 1470 and they have it polished very well.
At only three years old, the wine worked well with the food; I’d guess it can age five to eight more years and still be at peak.
Sausage, acorn squash, onion and home-grown peas, with sage and asiago cheese married perfectly with the Valpolicella. Italy seems to have a wine for every possible dish.
By drinking a younger wine every now and then, you learn to appreciate the complexity of your older cellared collection. In vino veritas.
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