Zenato Alanera – Rosso Veronese GT

Zenato Alanera – Rosso Veronese GT. Corvina, Corvinone, Merlot and Cabernet from Veneto, Italy. Deep dark red wine with rich aromas of ripe berries, oak and light vanilla. On the palate cherries and strawberries, a touch of mint, soft tannin and a rounding finish.

Corvina is a blue grape of reasonable quality and is the main ingredient of the Valpolicella and Bardolino, both light red wines from northeastern Italy. The grape rarely produces much color and tannin, but has a soft flavor with mild cherry fruit and some almonds. Corvina is at its best when the grape is dried for recioto and amorano wines. Corvina has a small grape with a thick skin, which shrivels and protects against rot.

Merlot is one of the oldest Vitis vinifera varieties that ripens earlier than Carbernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Merlot is important in Bordeaux, especially in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. Merlot plantings have increased significantly in recent years. The grape is very popular worldwide and people are increasingly realizing that Merlot must be planted in a fairly cool vineyard. This grape produces dark, cool, soft, spicy and fruity wines.

Cabernet Sauvignon is best known in Bordeaux where, together with merlot and cabernet franc, it produces high-class wines. It needs a lot of heat to ripen, otherwise it will become green and juicy with a taste of green pepper. Too much heat makes it soft and jam-like, with a taste of blackcurrants. Cabernet Sauvignon produces very aromatic wines with scents of blackcurrant, vanilla, spices (pepper), tobacco, plum, cherry, toasted bread and cedar. The wines usually have a long shelf life, have a lot of tannin and in principle have to mature in barriques. In general, the wines have a high phenol content, they are purple (young) or dark red (old) and have a lot of strength and structure. Cabernet Sauvignon can be found all over the world. Wherever someone wants to make a ‘serious’ wine, cabernet sauvignon is planted.