AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOC CLASSICO
Red Wines
- Alcohol:
15% VOL.
- Area of Production:
REGION: VENETO. CLASSIC AREA OF VALPOLICELLA NORTH OF VERONA. HILLS OF THE VILLAGES OF NEGRAR, VALGATARA AND FUMANE
- Grapes:
PRODUCED IN EXTREMELY LIMITED QUANTITIES ONLY IN THE BEST YEARS FROM THE BEST RED GRAPES OF VALPOLICELLA ( 70% CORVINA, 25% RONDINELLA AND 5% MOLINARA) WHICH DRY OUT IN WOODEN CASES UNTIL LATE WINTER AND ARE TRADITIONALLY VINIFIED IN JANUARY-FEBRUARY
- Soil Composition:
ARGILLACEOUS AND CALCAREOUS GROUNDS OF GLACIAL AND ALLUVIAL ORIGIN
- Vinification and Production System:
SOFT PRESSING, SLOW FERMENTATION (THAT CAN LAST ALSO SOME MONTHS) AT CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE (22-23°C.), AGEING IN OAK WOOD BUTTS FOR 3-5 YEARS, COLD BOTTLING IN STERILE BOTTLING LINE
- Organoleptic Description:
DRY, WARM, FULL-BODIED AND INTENSE WINE; ITS FLAVOURS AND SCENTS ARE EMPHASIZED BY THE VERY LONG PERIOD OF AGEING IN WOOD BUTTS
- Color:
DARK BRICK RUBY RED
- Bouquet:
ETHEREAL, INTENSE, WITH THE SCENTS OF THE SELECTED WOODEN BARRELS
- Taste:
INTENSE AND VELVETY
- Serving Temperature:
TO BE SERVED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE (18-19°C.), AFTER HAVING UNCORKED THE BOTTLE ONE HOUR BEFORE
- Preservation:
ALREADY ADEQUATELY AGED AND READY FOR CONSUMPTION, BUT THAT CAN BE KEPT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. STORE IN A FRESH, DRY AND DARK PLACE
- Gastronomic Suggestions:
WINE FOR ROASTS AND GAMES, VERY PLEASANT AT THE END OF THE MEAL WITH MATURE CHEESES. THIS EXCEPTIONAL WINE NEEDS TO BE SAVOURED SLOWLY TO BE APPRECIATED IN FULL
