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Montefante Amarone Classico della Valpolicella DOCG

    • Description :

      Location of the vineyard: Castelrotto hills in the Valpolicella Classica region
      Drying: Natural over-ripening of the grapes for around 100 days in fruit-drying shed, with temperature, humidity and weight loss constantly monitored.
      Vinification: Pressing and destemming at the end of December. Spontaneous cold maceration for around ten days, yeast injection and slow fermentation for around one month.
      Aging: 24 months in Slavonian oak barrels, 24 months in barriques, followed by refinement in the bottle.

      Grape varieties :

      45% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 5% Molinara, 5% Dindarella

      Altitude :

      350m ASL

      Vineyard age :

      40 years old

      Exposure :

      North/South

      Soil :

      Volcanic-calcareous-gravelly

      Alcohol :

      16%

      Residual Sugar :

      9 g/l

      Tasting notes :

      Garnet red color. Intense aromas of jam and raspberry, mulberry and plums in alcohol, spicy of pepper, coriander and cinnamon. Complex on the palate, harmonic, balanced, with an incredible roundness and sweet tannins.

Press Notes

  • Decanter
    • 2008
      90 points
  • The Wine Advocate
    • 2016
      94 points
  • James Suckling
    • 2016, 2015, 2013, 2011
      94 points
  • AG Vinous
    • 2017, 2015
      93 points
    • 2016
      94 points
    • 2011
      92 points
  • Wine Enthusiast
    • 2017
      93 points
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