Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2018

A good Amarone, easily accessible!

A large, full-bodied red wine that, despite its intensity and concentration, is unexpectedly elegant. It reveals the typical aromas of grapes harvested at high altitude, with hints of aromatic herbs and wild flowers. On the palate, the wine is dry and exhibits considerable structure and power.

Typology: Red wine, DOCG
Grape varieties: Corvina Veronese 75%, Rondinella 25%
Vineyard work: Continuous selection of grapes from the veraison period until harvest, where the best grapes are selected for appassimento (drying).
Appassimento period: 2.5 months
The grapes are pressed in December/January and not later, as the Amarone we want to create should not be too concentrated to be combined with substantial meat dishes.

Harvest date: First/second week of October
Fermentation: 20 days in steel tank
Ageing: 24 months in large oak barrels and barriques, 6 months in bottle
Alcohol content: 15.5%
Total acidity: 5.2 g/l
Dry matter content: 35.7 g/l
Sugar content: 3.8 g/l