Farina
Montefante Amarone Classico della Valpolicella DOCG
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Description :
Location of the vineyard: A single vineyard in the Castelrotto hills in the Valpolicella Classica region
Drying: Natural drying of the grape bunches, selected and well-spaced in small crates for around 100 days. The drying rooms privilege natural drying conditions with temperature, humidity and weight loss constantly monitored
Vinification: Destemming and crushing after drying is complete. Cold maceration from 5 to 7 days. Fermentation in stainless steel begins with an inoculation of selected yeasts. It lasts around one month at an average temperature of 28° with frequent pumping over alternating with one or two delestages. Must is pressed off the skins and transferred to cement vats where malolactic fermentation begins at higher temperatures, followed by a week of maceration.
Aging: 24 months in barrique, 24 months in large Slavonian oak barrels, followed by a six-month minimum of bottle refinement.Grape varieties :
45% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 5% Molinara, 5% Dindarella
Altitude :
350m ASL
Vineyard age :
40 years old
Exposure :
North/Southwest
Soil :
Calcareous matrix with gravelly outcrops, layered with basalts
Alcohol :
16%
Tasting notes :
Dark, intense ruby red color. Intense aroma of jam and raspberry, mulberry and plums in alcohol, spicy of pepper, coriander and cinnamon. Complex on the palate, harmonic, with supple roundness and finely textured tannins.
Press Notes
- The Wine Advocate
- 201694 points
- James Suckling
- 2016, 2015, 2013, 201194 points
- AG Vinous
- 2017, 201593 points
- 201694 points
- 201192 points
- Wine Enthusiast
- 201793 points
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