NOVAIA, winery in the Valpolicella region in Veneto in north-east Italy.

RED WINES

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLSSICO, CORTE VAONA

AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOC CLASSICO RISERVA, LE BALZE, | 2011 16%. 50% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 20% Rondinella. 36 months in oak. 4g/l residual sugar. Fairly crunchy style, not quite sewn together, with angular tannins and easygoing, light fruit. Good average (tasted blind for Decanter in London 17 Jan 2019).