Amarone della Valpolicella 2018

Antiche Terre

Amarone della Valpolicella
2018

$58.31

* Suggested retail price

10 case(s) available

Product code
15004961
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Amarone della Valpolicella
Classification
Classico
Varietal(s)
Corvina
Corvinone
Rondinella
Alcohol percentage
15%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Sugar content
5 g/l
Closure type
Cork
Length of aging
8-12 ans
Total acidity
5.9 g/l
Aging potential
maintenant et sur plusieurs années
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Production notes

Production Process: The Amarone is a noble wine produced from just the best bunches, collected by hand and placed in cassette for 3 to 4 months to go through the process of the so called “appassimento” withering or drying of the grapes. This process concentrates the sugar content from 25% to 30% and enables other natural chemical processes to take place inside the drying berries. The dried grapes are then turned into thick must composed by the skin and the juice and fermented slowly for about 15 to 20 days. The wine is then separated and placed in stainless steel tanks, where the malolectic fermentation is completed. After this process the wine is then placed in small oak barrels to mature for 12 to 18 months

Tasting notes

Shelf life: If the wine is stored properly at a constant temperature around 15°C, in horizontal position in absence of light, it will be preserved perfectly for 8 to 12 years. Color: Intense, deep garnet red. Nose: Spicy of plum and cherry with a hint of raspberry. Taste: Soft, velvety, full bodied with a slight aromatic lingering aftertaste. Serve: Decantation at least an hour before serving, ideally served in large, deep glasses. Food Matching: Excellent with most red and grilled meat, game or with hard texture mature cheese.