Description
Classic DOC Amarone of Valpolicella
Colour: Full ruby red color verging on garnet red after the ageing process.
Scent: Has a strong and persistent scent of ripe red fruit, plum, cherry, marasca and almond.
Taste: Full-bodied, intense and elegant, it clearly reminds us of our olfactory sensations, exalting the essences of vanilla, coffee and chocolate.
Land: A calcareous soil, which is rich in “scheletro” (this term indicates the presence of gravel, pebbles …of two mm or more).
Species of vine: 70 % Corvina and Corvinone Veronese 20 % Rondinella 10 % Sangiovese, Croatina and Oseleta
Viticulture: “Pergola of Verona” 3500 plants/Ha
system Guyot 5000 plants/Ha
Age of the vineyards: 50/60 years old
Grape Yield: 30 Hl/Ha
The best grapes are hand-selected and hand-harvested at the end of September. harvest: The grapes are naturally desiccated in wooden crates until January/February. Wine-making: Separation of the grapes from the grape-stalks and soft wine-pressing. The fermentation, which lasts about 30 days, is permitted thanks to daily winepressing and pumpings of the must over grape skins. The temperatures of fermentation in this phase vary, from 15 to 22 degrees.
Refinement: In barrels or in small oak wine casks for 36 months, the wine rests in the
bottle for 12 months before the commercialization.
Analytical Alcoholic level: 16.5%
Parameters Total acidity: 5.60 g/l
PH 3.70
Net dry extract 35 g/l
Gastronomy: It goes well with wild game, mixed grills, roasts and mature cheeses.
We advise you to open the bottle one hour before the consumption.
Service’s temperature: 20 °C.
