Amarone is a noble wine produced with the best bunches hand-picked and then laid flat in special wooden boxes for a 4-month drying process. Thanks to this method, the grapes increase their sugar concentration by 25-30%. Between December and January, the grapes are crushed and then the fermentation starts. After 15-20 days the must is transferred into stainless steel tanks. Once the malolactic fermentation is completed, the wine matures in small oak barrels for 18-24 months before bottling.
Amarone
Degani
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA DOC
drying
How do you reach perfection? Choosing only the best quality of the grapes available. The attempts have lasted centuries to get to the vineyards of today and the choice is made among the best clusters that then will give rise to Amarone, a wine noble and known all over the world.
The path of these clusters from the plant to your goblet is fascinating: kept in drying for three or four months in special plateaux, are crushed only after inspection, and authorization by the Authority in place (Siquria) in December/January, when the grape is Withered and the weight fell by about 30% concentrating the sugar content resulting in an increase in the alcoholic degree.
It is then passed to the steel tanks where the malolactic fermentation takes place and only at that point the wine is greeted by the barriques for a time that comes out from two to three years. Period during which a magia….la birth of the Amarone occurs.
Classification
Dry red wine
Analytical data
Alcohol content 15,00 %; total acidity 5,90 g/l.
Conservation
If stored at uniform temperature of 14-15° C, laid and away from light sources, the wine maintains its characteristics unaltered for 15-18 years.
Organoleptic assessment
Intense garnet red in colour, this wine is rich, full bodied and firm. Its perfume is clear and fresh, its taste is velvety and lingering. Well structured and beautifully balanced.
Serving method
Serve at temperature of 18-19° C and pour in very wide glasses.<br /> Uncork the bottle at least two hours before serving.
Food
Recommended with red meat, game, grilled-meat, braised meat and seasoned cheese.
Grapes
40
CORVINA
30
RONDINELLA
25
CORVINONE
5
ALTRE
AWARDS
Guida Vinibuoni d’Italia 2022
Age 2017: 4 Stars
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Decanter 2021
Age 2017: 89 points
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Winescritic.com 2021
Age 2017: 92 points
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The WineHunter Awards 2021
Age 2017: RED
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International Challenge – Gilbert & Gaillard 2021
Age 2017: 92 points
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Winechannel Best Italian wine selection 2021
Age 2017: GOLD
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