Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena DOCG
€49.00
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Year:
2016
Pairing: Aged cheeses, Main dishes featuring meat, Game, Vino da meditazione
Alcohol: 16.5%Vol.
Pairing: Aged cheeses, Main dishes featuring meat, Game, Vino da meditazione
Alcohol: 16.5%Vol.
Product sheet
| Wine type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Region | Veneto |
| Bottle size (l) | 0.75 |
| Variety | Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, other grapes as per disciplinary |
| Produttore | Costa Arènte |
| Service temperature | 16-18° C |
| Storage | 10-15 years |
| Grape Yield | 50 qli/ha |
|---|---|
| Area | Valpantena (La Costa di Romagnano - Grezzana) |
| Altitude | 150-200 m asl |
| Grape Training | simple and double pergola veronese |
| Planting Density | 3600-5000 trees/hectare |
| Aging | 2 years in tonneaux, 1 year in Slavonian oak barrels and 1 year in bottle |
| Total acidity | 5,8 g/l |
| Winemaking | The grapes are harvested by hand after a careful selection to pick the most suitable bunches for drying. Once placed in the trays, they are put to rest in the loft for at least 3 months, a period in which they lose on average 40% of their weight. Enzymatic processes and the development of noble rot complete the drying process. Towards the beginning of December the grapes are de-stemmed, selected on the sorting table and then pressed. A short cold maceration precedes the alcoholic fermentation which lasts about 2 weeks, with frequent pumping over. This is followed by racking, malolactic fermentation and aging first in tonneaux for 2 years and, subsequently, at least 1 year in Slavonian oak barrels. Refinement in the bottle lasts at least 1 year before being put on the market. |
Other curiosities
Colour is intense ruby. The scent is immediately seductive, with immediate hints of dark cherry: the drying of the grapes then emerges with a note of marasca cherries in alcohol that over time becomes ethereal, with spicy notes of black pepper, cinnamon, and licorice. At taste, it is full, velvety, with soft tannin, not tired thanks also to the nice acidity that guarantees longevity.