Farina
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
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Description :
Location of the Vineyards: San Pietro in Cariano
Drying: Natural drying of the grape bunches, selected and well-spaced in small crates for around 90 days. The drying rooms privilege natural drying conditions with temperature, humidity and weight loss constantly monitored.
Vinification: Bunches are destemmed, berries crushed and left on the skins in cold maceration for 5 days. One month of fermentation begins with inoculation of heated selected yeasts in stainless steel at 28° C with frequent pumping-over for 2-3 weeks. The must is pressed off the skins and transferred to cement vats where spontaneous malolactic fermentation begin.
Aging: 18 months maturation in wood, of which, 70% in large Slavonian oak barrels and 30% in barrique, followed by 6 months in cement vats, and then, refinement in bottle.
Grape varieties :
70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Molinara and other native varieties
Altitude :
350m ASL
Vineyard age :
25-35 years old
Exposure :
North/Southwest
Soil :
A portion of calcareous matrix with gravelly outcrops, or layered with basalts. A minor presence of clay and alluvial.
Alcohol :
15%
Tasting notes :
Dark red ruby color, developing garnet hues with age. Ethereal spicy aromas with ripe dark marasca cherry. Robust full-bodied with a velvety mouthfeel and a pleasantly bitter finish. Excellent paired with game, roasted meats and aged cheeses.
Press Notes
- Decanter
- 202094 points
- James Suckling
- 202091 points
- 2019, 201892 points
- 2017, 201593 points
- AG Vinous
- 202092 points
- 201890 points
- 201791 points
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