"DI CARLO" SELEZIONE CARLO LENOTTI 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 A SELECTION OF THE BEST RED GRAPES OF VALPOLICELLA (70% CORVINA, 25% RONDINELLA, 5% OSELETA) WHICH DRY OUT IN 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 LOW CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE, AGEING IN OAK WOOD BUTTS FOR 3 YEARS. THE SINGLE CASKS AND BARRIQUES USED FOR THIS SPECIAL WINE ARE PERSONALLY SELECTED AND CHECKED FROM THE PASSIONATE PRODUCER CARLO LENOTTI. COLD BOTTLING IN STERILE BOTTLING LINE
- Organoleptic Description:
THIS LIMITED PRODUCTION (N.6.500 BOTTLES) IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF HOW CARE AND PASSION, TOGETHER WITH A SIMPLE AND NATURAL MANUFACTURE, ARE ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE EXCELLENCE AND ORIGINALITY OF A WINE. THE EXTRAORDINARY QUALITY AND THE PERFECT DRYING OF THE SELECTED GRAPES, THE LONG AND CAREFUL AGEING IN OAK WOOD BUTTS, GAVE TO OUR DI CARLO A SPECIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER. IT IS AN AMARONE WITH INTENSE STRUCTURE TO BE TASTED IN RELIGIOUS MEDITATION AND ON VERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
- Color:
DARK BRICK RUBY RED
- Bouquet:
ETHEREAL, INTENSE, TYPICAL OF AMARONE
- Taste:
INTENSE, FULL-BODIED AND VELVETY
- Serving Temperature:
TO BE SERVED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE (18-19°C.), AFTER HAVING UNCORKED THE BOTTLE ONE HOUR BEFORE
- Preservation:
CAN BE KEPT FOR A LONG TIME. STORE IN A FRESH, DRY AND DARK PLACE.
- Gastronomic Suggestions:
WINE TO BE SAVOURED SLOWLY, ESPECIALLY WITH RED MEAT AND GAMES; VERY PLEASANT AT THE END OF THE MEAL WITH MATURE CHEESES.
